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Former City Hall

Industrial

Lee County, Kentucky · SERC

DC Readiness
48.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

Former City Hall is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Kentucky, scoring 48.3/100 DC Readiness — 26th of 32 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 distance54.1 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage58.5%

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 distance54.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively Moderate (30)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.39¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.19¢/kWh
Cooling degree days1,300
Heating degree days4,300
Land price / acre$3,452

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Former City Hall compare with other sites in Lee County?

Former City Hall ranks 26th of 32 scored candidate sites in Lee County. Its 48.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.6. 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 fiber connectivity (29 vs 63). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Former City Hall to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington at 54.1 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QX.Net Lexington, 54.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Former City Hall?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Lee 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%
29
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
92
Natural hazard6%
70
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
47
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
60

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Former City Hall
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121825Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs57.3
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs55.3
TAP156089Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs54.6
TAP155037Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN121492Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs53.9
EC Coal Lee CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs52.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.9 yrs52.7

Former City Hall: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Former City Hall?

Former City Hall scores 48.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 26th of 32 scored sites in Lee County. The Lee County average is 50.6 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.

Which electric utility serves Former City Hall?

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

What grid region is Former City Hall in?

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

How far is Former City Hall from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington, about 54.1 miles away; 4 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, “Former City Hall, Lee County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/lee-county/former-city-hall-f1397dad (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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