Power by county

Kentucky: data center power by county

Browse the 118 counties in Kentucky with a data center power and grid screening profile. Compare substation counts and highest grid access voltage by county, then open a county for its full outlook.

State overview

Counties with a profile: 118 counties
Industrial retail rate (state industrial average): 7.0¢/kWh

The industrial retail rate is a state industrial average and applies to every county below. The per county figures are substation count and highest grid access voltage, which do vary by county.

Map

The same county map as the national page, framed to Kentucky. Switch layers to compare substations, grid access voltage, and more; the color scale is the national one, so a county reads the same shade here as nationally. Click a county to open its profile.

Transmission voltage

Up to 69 kV
115 to 138 kV
161 to 230 kV
287 to 345 kV
345 to 500 kV
500 kV and up

Voltage not known

About this layer

Highest transmission voltage reachable in or crossing the county, in kilovolts.

Source

Source: public records

How to read this

Each color is one measured quantity for that county, shown so you can read it and judge for yourself. Click a county, or choose one from the picker, to open its panel. The color scale is the national one, so a Kentucky county reads the same shade here as on the national map.

OverlayExisting data centers

Where data centers already stand. Off by default, and shown purely as background: the markers are context a reader can weigh, and this map draws no conclusions from them.

OverlayFreight rail

In-service freight mainline, the track heavy equipment like transformers and generator sets actually moves over. Off by default and shown purely as background: whether a line runs near a specific site is something to read off the map for yourself, not a judgment this map makes for you.

Counties

Sort by any column to browse. The order is a view of the data, not a ranking, and the list opens alphabetically by county. Select a county for its serving utilities, market, interconnection queue, and sources.

Published counties, sortable by county name, substation count, or highest grid access voltage. Listed for browsing, not ranked.

Adair	7	69 kV
Allen	5	161 kV
Anderson	13	138 kV
Ballard	7	161 kV
Barren	47	161 kV
Bath	9	138 kV
Bell	22	500 kV
Boone	33	345 kV
Bourbon	13	345 kV
Boyd	24	765 kV
Boyle	18	138 kV
Bracken	3	765 kV
Breathitt	5	161 kV
Breckinridge	13	345 kV
Bullitt	30	345 kV
Butler	5	161 kV
Caldwell	15	161 kV
Calloway	14	500 kV
Campbell	17	345 kV
Carroll	15	765 kV
Carter	14	69 kV
Casey	13	161 kV
Christian	40	161 kV
Clark	34	345 kV
Clay	11	161 kV
Clinton	6	161 kV
Crittenden	13	161 kV
Cumberland	2	161 kV
Daviess	42	345 kV
Edmonson	2	69 kV
Elliott	4	138 kV
Estill	8	161 kV
Fayette	93	345 kV
Fleming	8	345 kV
Floyd	21	765 kV
Franklin	18	345 kV
Fulton	16	161 kV
Gallatin	9	345 kV
Garrard	11	345 kV
Grant	7	765 kV
Graves	10	161 kV
Grayson	13	138 kV
Green	6	161 kV
Greenup	18	765 kV
Hancock	16	345 kV
Hardin	59	345 kV
Harlan	39	500 kV
Harrison	8	765 kV
Hart	12	161 kV
Henderson	46	345 kV
Henry	8	765 kV
Hickman	7	161 kV
Hopkins	64	345 kV
Jackson	9	161 kV
Jefferson	106	345 kV
Jessamine	24	345 kV
Johnson	9	765 kV
Kenton	36	345 kV
Knott	8	138 kV
Knox	11	500 kV
Larue	6	345 kV
Laurel	31	345 kV
Lawrence	7	765 kV
Lee	8	161 kV
Leslie	3	161 kV
Letcher	10	161 kV
Lewis	5	765 kV
Lincoln	11	345 kV
Livingston	20	161 kV
Logan	13	161 kV
Lyon	7	161 kV
Madison	40	345 kV
Magoffin	4	69 kV
Marion	10	345 kV
Marshall	23	500 kV
Martin	7	138 kV
Mason	19	765 kV
McCracken	57	500 kV
McCreary	10	161 kV
McLean	12	345 kV
Meade	13	345 kV
Menifee	2	69 kV
Mercer	29	345 kV
Metcalfe	10	161 kV
Monroe	5	161 kV
Montgomery	19	345 kV
Morgan	9	69 kV
Muhlenberg	41	500 kV
Nelson	29	345 kV
Nicholas	6	345 kV
Ohio	28	345 kV
Oldham	9	345 kV
Owen	9	765 kV
Owsley	3	161 kV
Pendleton	9	765 kV
Perry	10	161 kV
Pike	44	765 kV
Powell	11	161 kV
Pulaski	51	345 kV
Rockcastle	12	69 kV
Rowan	15	138 kV
Russell	12	161 kV
Scott	20	345 kV
Shelby	16	345 kV
Simpson	10	161 kV
Spencer	7	161 kV
Taylor	13	161 kV
Todd	3	500 kV
Trigg	4	161 kV
Trimble	4	765 kV
Union	26	161 kV
Warren	60	161 kV
Washington	6	345 kV
Wayne	16	161 kV
Webster	30	345 kV
Whitley	21	345 kV
Wolfe	3	69 kV
Woodford	11	345 kV

What this is

These are screening-grade grid profiles for Kentucky, describing the public power picture around each county rather than any specific parcel. They are a starting point for siting diligence, not a substitute for an interconnection study. To screen a specific address, run it through the site tool.

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