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Hancock County, Kentucky

Hancock County, Kentucky has 482 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 2 records, against 175.9 MW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 150 MW of planned generation across 1 project. That is 8.4% of Kentucky's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Midcontinent ISO (MISO)Refreshed monthly
482MW
data centers, planned to operating
2
data center records, not cancelled
8.4%
of Kentucky's data center MW
175.9MW
operating generation, 4 projects
150MW
planned generation, 1 project
1
data center developers active here
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Hancock County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. None of its 3 neighboring counties has a page yet; their figures are in the member database.

Breckinridge Hancock 482 MW Ohio Daviess
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
2.7times

more data center MW than operating generation in the county. Hancock County's own plants cover 36.5% of the load on record, and the planned pipeline adds 150 MW.

Data centers, planned to operating482 MW
Operating generation175.9 MW
Planned generation150 MW

Data centers by status

2 records, 482 MW

Planned482 MW2 records, 100%
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The data center pipeline

2 records list a year online or expected, from 2027 to 2028. The largest expected additions are 241 MW listed for 2027 and 241 MW for 2028.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
0100200300 241 2027 241 2028
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YearRecordsMW
20271241
20281241
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 2 records with a year
Figure 2

Who is building in Hancock

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 1 of 1.

TeraWulf 482 MW 2 sites
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DeveloperSitesMW
TeraWulf2482
Members see all 1 developer, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

4 plants operate inside Hancock County, 175.9 MW of biomass and hydro. The queue adds 150 MW across 1 project.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Hancock County

OperatingPlanned
SolarPlanned 150 MW 1 project
BiomassOperating 88 MW 1 project
HydroOperating 87.9 MW 3 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
SolarPlanned1150
BiomassOperating188
HydroOperating387.9
Operating: 175.9 MW. Planned: 150 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 325.9 MW against 482 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150 Snapshot year 150 2026
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YearPlanned projectsMW
20261150
No planned project is past its listed year

Every record in Hancock County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 7 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Hancock County, KYStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 7 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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