Kentucky
Data centers in Mercer County, Kentucky
The Census tracks 1 data center project in Mercer County, Kentucky: 1 proposed. 1 moratorium action recorded.
How many data centers are in Mercer County?
The Census tracks 1 major project here as of Sep 24, 2026: 1 proposed. They are in Burgin.
Projects
| Project | Status | Capacity | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Bluegrass Burgin, Mercer County, KY | Proposed | — | Panattoni Data Centers |
Moratoriums
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County Kentucky · county |
Adopted Aug 2026 |
one year | One-year moratorium on all applications to build new data centers in the county's unincorporated areas. Louisville Public MediaSource excerpt“The Mercer County Fiscal Court passed an ordinance by a unanimous vote that morning for a one-year moratorium on any application to construct a new data center in unincorporated areas of the county.” |
Recent changes
| Date | What changed | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2026 | On the mayor's tie-breaking vote, Burgin City Council approves on first reading an ordinance for the city to rejoin the joint Mercer County, Harrodsburg and Burgin Planning and Zoning Commission WKYT | Project Bluegrass |
| Sep 8, 2026 | A planned council vote on directing the city attorney to draft an ordinance annexing the data center site does not happen after council member Melinda Wofford walks out and the council loses its quorum Kentucky Lantern | Project Bluegrass |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Mercer County Fiscal Court gives a first reading of the commission's data center regulations Kentucky Lantern | Project Bluegrass |
| Aug 2026 | Mercer County Fiscal Court passes a temporary pause on data center construction that does not apply in Burgin Kentucky Lantern | Project Bluegrass |
| Jul 2026 | Burgin officials give a first reading, on a favorable but not unanimous vote, to annexing some 500 acres into the city for the project DatacenterDynamics | Project Bluegrass |
| Jul 2026 | Mercer County Joint Planning and Zoning Commission votes to advance data center zoning regulations restricting where large data centers can locate Kentucky Lantern | Project Bluegrass |
Mercer County data centers: common questions
How many data centers are in Mercer County, Kentucky?
The Census tracks 1 major data center project in Mercer County as of Sep 24, 2026: 1 proposed. That covers major sourced projects, not every smaller colocation or enterprise facility.
Is there a data center moratorium in Mercer County?
Mercer County adopted a data center moratorium (Aug 2026), one year. Details and sources are in the moratorium tracker.
This page collects the county-level record: every tracked project, moratorium and local rule we can source for Mercer County. See all Kentucky projects or look up projects near your ZIP code.
Cite this page
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Data centers in Mercer County, Kentucky. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/us/kentucky/mercer-county |
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| MLA | “Data centers in Mercer County, Kentucky.” Data Center Census, Sep 24, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/us/kentucky/mercer-county. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/us/kentucky/mercer-county |
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