The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Greenup County
Pro-Data Center Policies
Kentucky offers qualifying data centers conditional tax breaks on equipment and investment, with lower investment thresholds in less-populated counties; participating cities may also offer local tax relief for up to five years. Eligibility requirements apply, and a 6% tax on website hosting and software access may raise operating costs.
Rating and summary from Kentucky statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Greenup County.
Specific to Greenup County only.
current law · Fiscal-court jurisdiction; incorporated cities and industrial parks excluded according to first-reading reportingPauses for six months the construction, development, and operation of data centers and data-storage facilities in unincorporated Greenup County, excluding incorporated cities and industrial parks.Greenup County Fiscal Court Data Center Moratorium Ordinance (2026)
Timing
Six-month moratorium, effective immediately. Exact expiration date not verified.
People behind it
- Bobby Hall
Judge-Executive explains moratorium and exclusion.
- Matthew Warnock
County Attorney reads ordinance at first reading.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Adopts a six-month moratorium on data center operation; first-reading coverage also describes construction and development.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions1
Adoption report confirms TeraWulf's EastPark project is excluded.
Sources
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