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Lebanon Junction

Shovel-Ready

Bullitt County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
54.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

Lebanon Junction is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Bullitt County, Kentucky, scoring 54.5/100 DC Readiness — 23rd of 36 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityKENTUCKY UTILITIES COinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth175
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluegrassNet Louisville
IXP distance28.8 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage70.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeShovel-Ready
Acreage143 ac
Buildable load (est.)~57–143 MWland-based
Land contactBullitt County Assessor
Former useShovel-ready

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score70/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluegrassNet Louisville
DC distance28.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.98¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.73¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$7,883

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Lebanon Junction compare with other sites in Bullitt County?

Lebanon Junction ranks 23rd of 36 scored candidate sites in Bullitt County. Its 54.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.5. It is roughly in line with the Kentucky average of 52.8 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Kentucky average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (57 vs 50) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 33). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Lebanon Junction to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is BluegrassNet Louisville at 28.8 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BluegrassNet Louisville, 28.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lebanon Junction?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bullitt County "Relatively Moderate".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
70
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
62
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Bullitt County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Lebanon Junction
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MILL CREEK STATIONSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN129145Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.7 yrs66.4
UNKNOWN130727Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs60.2
UNKNOWN129144Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.6
UNKNOWN129151Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.3
UNKNOWN129148Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs59.3
TAP155735Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs59.2
UNKNOWN129154Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.9 yrs59.1

Lebanon Junction: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Lebanon Junction?

Lebanon Junction scores 54.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 23rd of 36 scored sites in Bullitt County. The Bullitt County average is 56.5 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Lebanon Junction?

KENTUCKY UTILITIES CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is PPL CORPORATION.

What grid region is Lebanon Junction in?

Lebanon Junction is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Lebanon Junction from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is BluegrassNet Louisville, about 28.8 miles away; 3 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Lebanon Junction, Bullitt County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/bullitt-county/lebanon-junction-cd889b25 (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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