1 data center project in Unincorporated Mason County
Who decides here: the Mason County Fiscal Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
In Unincorporated Mason County
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Mason County Fiscal Court gave final approval to rezone 28 properties outside Maysville, about 2,000 acres, for a large data center campus. The company has not been named publicly. Opponents asked for a written community benefits deal.
⚖️ Court case
The residents' group We Are Mason County, KY sued the county and its planning commission. The group argues the county's zoning plan does not say where data centers can go or how many can be built. The result was not found.
📜 Data center rules
Mason County changed its land use rules to allow large data centers, with limits. The planning commission backed it in early February 2026, then the fiscal court approved it. It opened the way for a proposed data center of about 2,000 acres by a company not named publicly.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Mason 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 Mason County: Fleming-mason Energy Co-op Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or East Kentucky Power Co-op, Inc. (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.
🙋 Open tasks here
- Which company is behind the Mason County data center?
- How much power will it use? Reports say anywhere from 1.2 to 2.2 gigawatts.
- How much water will it use, and where will it come from?
- Will the company sign a written community benefits agreement?