Off-grid data center idea at Gateway Business Park (Letcher County)
A gas company and a real estate firm are studying an off-grid data center on about 100 acres at Gateway Business Park near Jenkins. It would make its own power from natural gas on site. Officials say it is very early, and no tech company has been named. The agreement has not been made public.
Where things stand: Very early. A local development authority signed an agreement to possibly sell about 100 acres; engineering studies are underway. No tenant named.
🕒 Latest update (July 2026): The Appalachian Industrial Development Authority made an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil and Maverick Holdings to possibly sell about 100 acres at Gateway Business Park for a data center.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 100 acres in Gateway Business Park near Jenkins, unknown, Letcher County
- 🏢 CompanyDiversified Gas and Oil Corporation and Maverick Holdings
- 🏛️ Owned byDiversified Energy
- 🌳 Size100 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNatural gas generators on site, fed from a nearby gas compressor station, not connected to the power grid (plan under study).
- 🗼 New power linesNo
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will the Appalachian Industrial Development Authority release its agreement with Diversified and Maverick Holdings? 🙋 I'll find out
- How many megawatts of gas power would be built, and will it need a state air permit? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is Gateway Business Park inside the city of Jenkins? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- July 2026The Appalachian Industrial Development Authority made an agreement with Diversified Gas and Oil and Maverick Holdings to possibly sell about 100 acres at Gateway Business Park for a data center.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
Letcher County ordered a two-year pause on data centers, according to a list kept by the Mountain Association. We could not open the original news story.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Proposed off-grid data center eyeing Letcher Co. industrial park · WYMT · July 17, 2026
- Off-grid data center proposed for Letcher County, Kentucky - report · Data Center Dynamics · July 2026
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