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No project in Unincorporated Ballard County, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Ballard County Fiscal Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 13 miles away

Brookfield AI data center at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Unincorporated McCracken County, McCracken County

600 acres

🕒 July 29, 2026: The Department of Energy announced Brookfield will develop a $100 billion AI data center…

Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled

What you can do

  1. Get told first.
    We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Ballard County.
  2. Go to county meetings.
    Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing.
  3. Ask questions in writing.
    Use our checklist.
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We'll email you when something changes in Unincorporated Ballard County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Ballard County: Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (co-op (owned by its members)) or Kentucky Utilities Co. (company).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kentucky.