# Franklin County, Indiana: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Brookville Township, Ray Township and Whitewater Township Local rules on data centers are on the record in Franklin County. Franklin County is home to Brookville Township, Ray Township, Whitewater Township and Brookville. The Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure here (1 in force); the latest is “Franklin County data center moratorium”. Electrical contractors employ 21, at an average $69,704 a year. Employers here counted 4,517 jobs in 2025, up 2.1% from 2019. Unemployment was 2.9% in August 2026, against 3.4% in 2019. +2.1% total jobs since 2019, now 4,517 12.75¢ per kWh for Duke Energy Indiana, LLC residential customers, 2024 23,286 residents, 2025 ## Cities and towns in Franklin County Franklin County is home to Brookville Township, Ray Township, Whitewater Township and Brookville. Brookville Township5,797 residents Ray Township4,432 residents Whitewater Township2,755 residents Brookville2,663 residents Batesville2,007 residents · 27% of the city Highland Township1,441 residents Laurel Township1,423 residents Butler Township1,343 residents Springfield Township1,192 residents Posey Township1,051 residents Blooming Grove Township1,034 residents Salt Creek Township1,003 residents Metamora Township934 residents Oldenburg651 residents Fairfield Township526 residents Laurel414 residents Bath Township355 residents Cedar Grove148 residents Mount Carmel90 residents - Batesville also extends into [Ripley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Lake Santee, Metamora, New Trenton. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Franklin County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Indiana | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 22,791 | 23,286 | ▲ 2.2% | 67th of 92 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,424 | 4,517 | ▲ 2.1% | 38th of 92 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $33,784 | $47,746 | ▲ 41.3% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.4% | 2.9% | ▼ 0.5pts | — | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC is the largest utility serving Franklin County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.75¢/kWh in 2024, below the 14.63¢ median for Indiana utilities. 23,286 people live here, up 2.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Franklin County ### Utilities with service territory in Franklin County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duke Energy Indiana, LLC | Investor Owned | Bundled | 796,265 | 12.75¢ | 31% | | Southeastern Indiana R E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 26,172 | 15.22¢ | 14% | | RushShelby Energy | Cooperative | Bundled | 14,761 | 16.89¢ | 11% | | Whitewater Valley Rural EMC | Cooperative | Bundled | 11,998 | 15.83¢ | 15% | | Decatur County Rural E M C | Cooperative | Bundled | 8,088 | 15.83¢ | 11% | | Butler Rural Electric Coop Inc - (OH) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. No operating power plant is located in Franklin County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ## The Franklin County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 4,517 | $47,746 | 1.00 | | Electrical contractors | 21 | $69,704 | 0.64 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Franklin County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Franklin County data center moratorium | In force | 2026-02 | ## Franklin County and its neighbors Of the 8 counties that border Franklin County, Hamilton County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Franklin County | 23,286 | ▲ 2.1% | — | — | — | 1 | | Butler County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/butler-county) OH | 400,128 | ▲ 3.6% | 2,084 MW | 10 MW | 2 | 1 | | Dearborn County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/dearborn-county) | 51,609 | ▲ 4.7% | 1,232 MW | — | — | 1 | | Decatur County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/decatur-county) | 26,576 | ▼ 7.8% | 1 MW | — | — | — | | Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/fayette-county) | 23,533 | ▼ 5.7% | — | — | — | 1 | | Hamilton County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/ohio/hamilton-county) OH | 838,418 | ▼ 1.2% | 1,238 MW | — | 13 | — | | Ripley County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county) | 29,434 | ▼ 13.0% | — | — | — | — | | Rush County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/rush-county) | 16,767 | ▼ 2.0% | — | — | — | — | | Union County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/union-county) | 6,863 | ▲ 23.8% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Indiana [All Indiana countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana)[Dearborn County51,609 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/dearborn-county)[Ripley County29,434 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/ripley-county)[Decatur County26,576 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/decatur-county)[Fayette County23,533 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/fayette-county)[Rush County16,767 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/rush-county) ## Franklin County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Franklin County, Indiana? 6 utilities have service territory in Franklin County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, Southeastern Indiana R E M C, RushShelby Energy, Whitewater Valley Rural EMC. The largest, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC, charged residential customers 12.75¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### Are there data centers in Franklin County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Franklin County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Hamilton County. ### Is Franklin County adding jobs? Employers counted 4,517 jobs in 2025 against 4,424 in 2019 (+2.1%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Franklin County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 1 local measure for Franklin County, 1 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/franklin-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).