1 data center project in Unincorporated Bell County
Who decides here: the Bell County Fiscal Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Bell County
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
After hundreds of residents packed the courthouse in Pineville, Bell County Fiscal Court unanimously passed a two-year pause on building and running data centers of any size. It affects a planned hyperscale data center near the Bell-Knox county line. In August 2026, reports said site work and a power substation were still moving ahead, and the county attorney said site work for a data center would break the pause.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Bell County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Bell County: Kentucky Utilities Co. (company) or Cumberland Valley Electric, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or East Kentucky Power Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kentucky.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Is land clearing still happening at the Bell County site despite the moratorium?
- Which tech company would use the site?
- How much water would it use?