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Lexmark - Loudon Parcel

Industrial

Fayette County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
59.2
Good / 100

At a glance

Lexmark - Loudon Parcel is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Fayette County, Kentucky, scoring 59.2/100 DC Readiness — 52nd of 76 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 IXPQX.Net Lexington
IXP distance1.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage91.2%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterQX.Net Lexington
DC distance1.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.37¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$16,231

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 Lexmark - Loudon Parcel compare with other sites in Fayette County?

Lexmark - Loudon Parcel ranks 52nd of 76 scored candidate sites in Fayette County. Its 59.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 61.8. It is about 12% above the Kentucky average of 52.8 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Kentucky average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (99 vs 63) 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 Lexmark - Loudon Parcel to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington at 1.1 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QX.Net Lexington, 1.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Lexmark - Loudon Parcel?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Fayette 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%
99
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Lexmark - Loudon Parcel
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN129961Substation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW3.9 yrs69.5
EC Near HaeflingGreenfield——3.9 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN130278Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs65.5
TAP137457Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN130246Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs65.4
UNKNOWN130239Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.9 yrs65.3
EC Coal Fayette CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs65.1
EC Near HaeflingGreenfield——3.9 yrs65.1

Lexmark - Loudon Parcel: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Lexmark - Loudon Parcel?

Lexmark - Loudon Parcel scores 59.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 52nd of 76 scored sites in Fayette County. The Fayette County average is 61.8 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Lexmark - Loudon Parcel?

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

What grid region is Lexmark - Loudon Parcel in?

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

How far is Lexmark - Loudon Parcel from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington, about 1.1 miles away; 5 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, “Lexmark - Loudon Parcel, Fayette County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/fayette-county/lexmark-loudon-parcel-7d58e1eb (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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