No project in Unincorporated Simpson County, but 1 nearby
Who decides here: the Simpson County Fiscal Court decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Local votes and rules
⚖️ Court case
Data center developer TenKey LandCo sued Simpson County Fiscal Court to throw out the county's December 2025 data center ordinance. TenKey says the county cannot set zoning rules for the whole county when the city of Franklin controls land inside its limits. TenKey plans a $5 billion data center off I-65 in Franklin with on-site gas turbines.
📜 Data center rules
Simpson County Fiscal Court passed rules for data centers and on-site power plants. Data centers need a special permit (conditional use permit) and can only go in heavy industrial zones. The county can oversee energy and water use, noise, pollution and on-site power. The developer of a planned project in Franklin threatened to sue.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Simpson 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
Warren Rural Electric Co-op 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.