Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Kentucky
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Kentucky
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | McCracken County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Fayette County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Warren County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oldham County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 57.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kenton County | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 56.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Kenton County | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 56.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Logan County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Todd County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Butler County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 56.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Bullitt County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Graves County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Boone County | — | — | 4.7 yrs | 55.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Henderson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Christian County | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 55.3 |
How does Kentucky compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 5,049 sites, Kentucky ranks 1st of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Nationally, former mine sites average 50.2/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.2 average across all site types. Across every site type, Kentucky averages 52.8, the 36th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.5 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Kentucky?
The top 25 range from 57.4 to 55.3 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Christian County (9), Jefferson County (3) and Kenton County (2). By grid region, 21 are in SERC, 3 are in PJM and 1 is in MISO.
County pages: Christian County · Jefferson County · Kenton County · McCracken County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 5 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 23 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.9 years. None of the 3 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Kentucky?
GridCensus catalogs 5,049 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Kentucky, 19% of the national total for this type (1st of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Kentucky?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Jefferson County ranks first at 57.4/100, followed by Mine Site in McCracken County at 57.4.
Which Kentucky counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Kentucky are concentrated in Christian County (9), Jefferson County (3) and Kenton County (2).
How does Kentucky score for datacenters overall?
All 7,741 scored sites in Kentucky average 52.8/100 DC Readiness, the 36th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.2.
More on former mine sites and Kentucky
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
- Former Mine sites in New York· 611 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 Mine datacenter sites in Kentucky”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/kentucky (data as of October 10, 2026).
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