Datacenter Sites in Larue County, Kentucky

Larue County has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Larue County, Kentucky has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Kentucky average of 51.8. It ranks 82nd of 117 Kentucky counties by number of sites and 71st by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 3f50c4cf at 56.4/100.

15

Candidate sites

52.5/100

Avg DC Readiness

1,300 MW

Catalogued capacity

theoretical aggregate

Relatively Moderate

Hazard rating

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Top 15 in Larue County

Site-selection context for Larue County

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Datacenter tax incentive

11.79¢/kWh

Commercial electricity

6.88¢/kWh

Industrial electricity

Fiber providers

Low

Water stress

$5,124

Land price / acre

1,300

Cooling degree days

4,300

Heating degree days

56°F

Mean annual temp

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

How does Larue County compare with other counties in Kentucky?

By number of scored sites, Larue County ranks 82nd of the 117 Kentucky counties with a county page, holding 0.2% of the state's 7,741 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 52.5/100 ranks 71st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 2019th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 4 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Larue County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (8, 53% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (5) and former mine (1). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Larue County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.88¢/kWh and commercial 11.79¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (30). WRI water stress is low. 5 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 1,300 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 56°F. Land is valued around $5,124 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Larue County

Top datacenter sites in Larue County
Site	Type	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
UNKNOWN125681	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	3.9 yrs	56.4
UNKNOWN127842	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	3.9 yrs	56.1
TAP155030	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	3.9 yrs	56.1
EC FFE Larue County	Greenfield	—	—	4.7 yrs	56.0
UNKNOWN125491	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	3.9 yrs	54.9
Greenfield (BROWN PLANT - HARDIN)	Greenfield	345 kV	600 MW	4.7 yrs	54.3
LaRue County I-65 Industrial Park at Upton	Shovel-Ready	—	—	3.9 yrs	52.7
TAP153718	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	4.7 yrs	52.5
TAP153714	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	4.7 yrs	52.1
TAP155492	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	4.7 yrs	52.0
TAP160447	Substation-Adjacent	69 kV	50 MW	4.7 yrs	52.0
Greenfield (TAP138385 - SUMMER SHADE)	Greenfield	161 kV	100 MW	4.7 yrs	48.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN125682 - UNKNOWN127827)	Greenfield	138 kV	100 MW	4.7 yrs	48.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124687 - UNKNOWN125487)	Greenfield	138 kV	100 MW	4.7 yrs	47.8
Mine Site	Former Mine	—	—	4.7 yrs	47.5

Every scored site in Larue County

All 15 sites, best first.

Substation-Adjacent site · 3f50c4cf · 56.4
Substation-Adjacent site · 6a706de5 · 56.1
Substation-Adjacent site · 1ae1df0d · 56.1
EC FFE Larue County · 56.0
Substation-Adjacent site · 076b4638 · 54.9
Greenfield (BROWN PLANT - HARDIN) · 54.3
LaRue County I-65 Industrial Park at Upton · 52.7
Substation-Adjacent site · 03622866 · 52.5
Substation-Adjacent site · c3f4f572 · 52.1
Substation-Adjacent site · 4aac2366 · 52.0
Substation-Adjacent site · bfb77b07 · 52.0
Greenfield (TAP138385 - SUMMER SHADE) · 48.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN125682 - UNKNOWN127827) · 48.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN124687 - UNKNOWN125487) · 47.8
Mine Site · 4c0df27e · 47.5

Larue County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Larue County?

15 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 52.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 82nd-most of 117 Kentucky counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Larue County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 3f50c4cf scores 56.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 15 scored sites in Larue County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Larue County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Larue County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Larue County as "Relatively Moderate" (score 30).

What are industrial electricity rates in Larue County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.88¢/kWh and commercial is 11.79¢/kWh in Larue County.

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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Larue County, Kentucky”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/larue-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated November 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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