A Kentucky county becomes first in state to permanently ban data center construction

By: Liam Niemeyer

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: September 10, 2026

Words: 767

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Woodford County has approved an ordinance this week to permanently ban data center construction, the first Kentucky county to do so and among a handful of local governments across the country to take such a strict stance against the power-intensive operations.

The ordinance passed by the Woodford County Fiscal Court on Tuesday bans the construction of landfills, data centers and large battery storage systems — which are often paired with hyperscale data …

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