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Project Bluegrass (Panattoni, Burgin)
Panattoni Development Co.. Filed
Panattoni Development Co. is proposing Project Bluegrass, a roughly 950 acre, four building data center campus with closed loop cooling on farmland northwest of Burgin in Mercer County, near Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill and an existing coal fired power plant. Mercer County Fiscal Court passed a one year moratorium on new data center applications in unincorporated parts of the county but exempted Burgin's pending annexation of the project site, and on September 29, 2026 the fiscal court separately rejected a proposed zoning ordinance that would have allowed data centers within 2,000 feet of Shaker Village. Burgin's annexation attempt for the site was declared null and void in a boundary dispute and restarted in early September 2026, so no final site plan has been submitted as the project moves toward a targeted 2027 construction start.
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- Status
- Filed
- Operator
- Panattoni Development Co.
- Applicant on record
- Panattoni Development Co.
- Location
- Burgin, Mercer County, KY (approximate, city center)
- Size
- MW not reported, 950 acres
- Cooling
- Closed loop (low water)
- Utility
- Not reported
- First reported
- 2026-07
- Last updated
- October 12, 2026
What happens next
Still to come: public hearings, a rezoning or permit vote, and a utility interconnection agreement.
Sources
- Mercer County officials reject regulations to allow data centers next to coal-fired power plant, Kentucky Lantern, 2026-09-29
- A Kentucky county passes a data center moratorium with a city-sized hole, Louisville Public Media, 2026-08-12
- 900-acre data center project proposed outside Lexington, Kentucky, Data Center Dynamics
- Burgin City Council votes to take next step on joining planning commission amid data center debate, LEX 18
History
Common questions
Where is the Project Bluegrass (Panattoni, Burgin) data center?
It is in Burgin, Mercer County, KY.
Has the Project Bluegrass (Panattoni, Burgin) data center been approved?
Not yet. An application has been filed and has not been decided.
How big is the Project Bluegrass (Panattoni, Burgin) data center?
Reported size: 950 acres.
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