Pennington Brothers Industrial Site
Shovel-ReadyMadison County, Kentucky · PJM
At a glance
Pennington Brothers Industrial Site is a shovel-ready datacenter candidate site in Madison County, Kentucky, scoring 50.9/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 43 scored sites in the county. It sits in the PJM grid region and the BLUE GRASS ENERGY COOP CORP service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Deep queue and long historical waits — plan for a multi-year interconnection timeline and engage the utility early.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on electricity for large industrial users; KBI tax credits.
Site location
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How does Pennington Brothers Industrial Site compare with other sites in Madison County?
Pennington Brothers Industrial Site ranks 43rd of 43 scored candidate sites in Madison County. Its 50.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.3. 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 fiber connectivity (70 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 Pennington Brothers Industrial Site to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington at 34.3 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is QX.Net Lexington, 34.3 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Pennington Brothers Industrial Site?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Madison County "Relatively Moderate".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Madison County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OZ Madison | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 63.2 |
| EC FFE Madison County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 62.9 |
| UNKNOWN109445 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.3 |
| TAP156092 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.9 |
| UNKNOWN157785 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.8 |
| UNKNOWN109443 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 4.7 yrs | 59.3 |
| UNKNOWN129952 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.7 yrs | 59.3 |
| UNKNOWN129941 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.7 yrs | 59.0 |
Pennington Brothers Industrial Site: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Pennington Brothers Industrial Site?
Pennington Brothers Industrial Site scores 50.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 43 scored sites in Madison County. The Madison County average is 56.3 and the Kentucky average is 52.8.
Which electric utility serves Pennington Brothers Industrial Site?
BLUE GRASS ENERGY COOP CORP (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Pennington Brothers Industrial Site in?
Pennington Brothers Industrial Site is in the PJM region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Pennington Brothers Industrial Site from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is QX.Net Lexington, about 34.3 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, “Pennington Brothers Industrial Site, Madison County, KY”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/madison-county/pennington-brothers-industrial-site-d86fdddf (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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