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Datacenter Sites in Wayne County, Kentucky

Wayne County has 22 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.8/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 350 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Relatively Moderate". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Wayne County, Kentucky has 22 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 48.8/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Kentucky average of 51.8. It ranks 62nd of 117 Kentucky counties by number of sites and 113th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 898cf487 at 54.6/100.

22
Candidate sites
48.8/100
Avg DC Readiness
350 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Relatively Moderate
Hazard rating
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Top 22 in Wayne County

Site-selection context for Wayne County

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Datacenter tax incentive
12.73¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$3,573
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 Wayne County compare with other counties in Kentucky?

By number of scored sites, Wayne County ranks 62nd of the 117 Kentucky counties with a county page, holding 0.3% of the state's 7,741 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 48.8/100 ranks 113th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1603rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Wayne County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (11, 50% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (5) and industrial (2). 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 Wayne County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.05¢/kWh and commercial 12.73¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Relatively Moderate" (30). WRI water stress is low. 4 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 $3,573 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Wayne County

Top datacenter sites in Wayne County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN124795Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs54.6
EC Coal Wayne CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs54.2
TAP160494Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs51.7
TAP155477Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW4.7 yrs51.5
UNKNOWN124791Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs51.3
EC FFE Wayne CountyGreenfield——4.7 yrs51.1
TAP160495Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.7 yrs50.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs47.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs47.5
Enna Rednour PropertyIndustrial——4.7 yrs47.3
Monticello-Wayne County Business Park - Build-Ready SiteShovel-Ready——4.7 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs47.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs47.0
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs46.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs46.7
Wayne County Industrial ParkShovel-Ready——4.7 yrs46.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs46.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.7 yrs46.3
A.J, Lloyd Middle SchoolIndustrial——4.7 yrs46.1

Every scored site in Wayne County

All 22 sites, best first.

Wayne County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Wayne County?

22 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 48.8/100 DC Readiness. That is the 62nd-most of 117 Kentucky counties with five or more sites.

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

Substation-Adjacent site · 898cf487 scores 54.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 22 scored sites in Wayne County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Wayne County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Wayne County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Wayne County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.05¢/kWh and commercial is 12.73¢/kWh in Wayne County.

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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 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 Wayne County, Kentucky”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/kentucky/wayne-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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