Nothing reported in Unincorporated Metcalfe County yet
Who decides here: the Metcalfe County Fiscal Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Metcalfe County passed a pause on data centers, according to a list kept by the Mountain Association. Its length was not given, and we could not open the original news story.
July 27, 2026Source
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Metcalfe 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 Metcalfe County: East Kentucky Power Co-op, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Farmers Rural Electric Co-op Corp. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Tri-county Electric Member Corp. (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.