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No project in Unincorporated Greenup County, but 1 nearby

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

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 13 miles away

Rubix data center at the former AK Steel mill (Russell)

Russell, Greenup County

425 acres

🕒 July 21, 2026: Rubix presented plans for eight two-story data center buildings using up to 2 gigawatts …

Local votes and rules

⏸️ Pause on new data centers

Greenup County Fiscal Court unanimously passed a six-month pause on data centers, effective right away. It does not apply to TeraWulf's planned 1-gigawatt data center at EastPark industrial park, or to cities in the county. The county judge-executive said the county wants to set rules on noise, lights and more.

July 17, 2026Source
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 Greenup 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 Greenup County. Nothing else.

⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Greenup County: East Kentucky Power Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Grayson Rural Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Kentucky Power 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.