# Madison County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Richmond and Berea Madison County is not a build-out site today. It feels the boom through the grid it shares, the utilities that serve it and the work nearby. Madison County is home to Richmond and Berea. 100 MW of new generation is planned here across 1 unit, led by Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC (solar), the 10th largest pipeline among Kentucky's counties. 100 MW of it is already under construction or built. Next door, Fayette County has 7 data centers. Employers here counted 36,855 jobs in 2025, up 6.9% from 2019. Unemployment was 4.8% in August 2026, against 3.9% in 2019. 100 MW of new generation planned here, solar leading +6.9% total jobs since 2019, now 36,855 11.85¢ per kWh for Kentucky Utilities Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Madison County Madison County is home to Richmond and Berea. Richmond40,663 residents Berea16,662 residents 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 Madison County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 93,002 | 101,696 | ▲ 9.3% | 8th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 34,467 | 36,855 | ▲ 6.9% | 39th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $41,522 | $54,332 | ▲ 30.9% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.9% | 4.8% | ▲ 0.9pts | — | | Planned generation (Aug 2026) | — | 100 MW | no fleet today | 10th of 17 by size | 101,696 people live here, up 9.3% since 2020, 8th of 120 Kentucky counties by population. Kentucky Utilities Co is the largest utility serving Madison County, one of 6 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.85¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. ## Who powers Madison County ### Utilities with service territory in Madison County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Kentucky Utilities Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 450,673 | 11.85¢ | 32% | | Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 60,641 | 12.32¢ | 14% | | Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | Bundled | 49,423 | 13.66¢ | 14% | | Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | Bundled | 26,655 | 13.74¢ | 10% | | Clark Energy Coop Inc - (KY) | Cooperative | Bundled | 26,203 | 13.25¢ | 21% | | City of Berea Municipal Utility | Municipal | Bundled | 4,722 | 9.04¢ | 18% | 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 Madison County in the EIA-860M inventory. Its power comes over the grid from plants elsewhere. ### Planned generation | Plant | Technology | MW | Status | Year | Owner | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | AEUG Madison Solar, LLC | Solar Photovoltaic | 100 MW | Under construction (≤50%) | 2028 | Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC | ## The Madison County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 36,855 | $54,332 | 1.00 | | Electric utilities | 36 | $119,905 | 0.36 | | Data processing and hosting | 28 | $125,881 | 0.24 | 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 Madison County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Madison County. Kentucky has 44 local measures on record statewide, and 3 neighboring counties have one: [Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/clark-county), [Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fayette-county), [Jessamine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/jessamine-county). ## Madison County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Madison County, Fayette 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Madison County | 101,696 | ▲ 6.9% | — | 100 MW | — | — | | Clark County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/clark-county) | 37,888 | ▼ 7.8% | 947 MW | — | — | 1 | | Estill County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/estill-county) | 13,962 | ▼ 5.8% | 4 MW | 3 MW | — | — | | Fayette County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fayette-county) | 329,751 | ▲ 5.9% | 41 MW | 40 MW | 7 | 1 | | Garrard County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/garrard-county) | 18,207 | ▲ 26.4% | 50 MW | — | — | — | | Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/jackson-county) | 13,325 | ▲ 8.0% | — | — | — | — | | Jessamine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/jessamine-county) | 57,147 | ▲ 11.4% | — | — | 1 | 1 | | Rockcastle County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/rockcastle-county) | 16,148 | ▼ 0.1% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Fayette County329,751 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/fayette-county)[Jessamine County57,147 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/jessamine-county)[Clark County37,888 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/clark-county)[Garrard County18,207 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/garrard-county)[Rockcastle County16,148 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/rockcastle-county) ## Madison County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Madison County, Kentucky? 6 utilities have service territory in Madison County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Kentucky Utilities Co, Blue Grass Energy Coop Corp, Jackson Energy Coop Corp - (KY), Inter County Energy Coop Corp - (KY). The largest, Kentucky Utilities Co, charged residential customers 11.85¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Richmond, KY in? Richmond is in Madison County, Kentucky. About 40,663 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What county is Berea, KY in? Berea is in Madison County, Kentucky. About 16,662 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### How much new power is planned in Madison County? 100 MW across 1 units in the August 2026 EIA-860M inventory, 100 MW of it under construction or built. The largest owner is Acciona Energy USA Global, LLC. ### Are there data centers in Madison County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Madison County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Fayette County. ### Is Madison County adding jobs? Employers counted 36,855 jobs in 2025 against 34,467 in 2019 (+6.9%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Madison County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Madison County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/madison-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/).