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.
Whitley 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 Whitley County.
current law · County measureRequires new data center projects in Whitley County to give the Fiscal Court 120 days’ advance notice and submit a community-impact statement, and to comply with regulations adopted during that review period.Kentucky Whitley County Ordinance 2026-07 (2026)
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Published text requires 120 days' notice, five community-impact-statement copies and compliance with regulations adopted during review. A developer omitting notice faces 120 days of review after the entire Fiscal Court receives actual notice. Definition expressly includes Bitcoin mines. Final signed adopted text not obtained.
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Published text disclaims land-use regulation and states that no provision restricts a particular lawful use of private land. This limits this ordinance; it is not a general exemption from other laws. Definition of substantial commitment is not treated as a separately verified vesting guarantee.
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