# Meade County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Brandenburg and Muldraugh Local rules on data centers are on the record in Meade County. Construction employs 779, up 91.9% since 2019, and construction is 2.7 times as concentrated here as in the U.S. economy. Meade County is home to Brandenburg and Muldraugh. The Moratorium Tracker holds 2 local measures here (2 in force); the latest is “Temporary moratorium (Ordinance 2025-07)”. Employers here counted 5,372 jobs in 2025, up 25.3% from 2019 (the 7th fastest growth of 120 Kentucky counties). 2 projects are on the Delay Watchlist, including Meade County 138-Acre Data Center Rezoning (denied). +25.3% total jobs since 2019, now 5,372 2.7× the U.S. share of jobs in construction 200 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar ## Cities and towns in Meade County Meade County is home to Brandenburg and Muldraugh. Brandenburg3,003 residents Muldraugh1,009 residents Ekron170 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Doe Valley, Fort Knox. 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 Meade County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 30,030 | 30,699 | ▲ 2.2% | 34th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 4,289 | 5,372 | ▲ 25.3% | 7th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $38,323 | $61,881 | ▲ 61.5% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 406 | 779 | ▲ 91.9% | 5th of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.0% | 4.4% | ▲ 0.4pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 200 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | 200 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 200 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. Louisville Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Meade County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.28¢/kWh in 2024, below the 13.21¢ median for Kentucky utilities. Unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, against 4.0% in 2019. 30,699 people live here, up 2.2% since 2020. ## Who powers Meade County ### Utilities with service territory in Meade County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Louisville Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 384,902 | 12.28¢ | 42% | | Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 35,855 | 13.08¢ | 16% | | Meade County Rural E C C | Cooperative | Bundled | 29,248 | 14.27¢ | 10% | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Solar | 200 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Green River Solar | Green River Solar, LLC | Solar | 200 MW | 2025 | ## The Meade County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 5,372 | $61,881 | 1.00 | | Construction | 779 | $72,792 | 2.74 | 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 Meade County ### Local measures | Measure | Status | Date | |---|---|---| | Temporary moratorium (Ordinance 2025-07) | In force | 2026-01 | | Meade County (moratorium) data center moratorium | In force | 2026-01 | ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Meade County 138-Acre Data Center Rezoning (denied) | rezoning denied | rezoning denialcommunity opposition | — | | Thomas A. Hobbs Living Trust (applicant) Meade County | cancelled | zoning denialinterconnectionwatercommunity opposition | — | ## Meade County and its neighbors Of the 5 counties that border Meade County, Breckinridge 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Meade County | 30,699 | ▲ 25.3% | 200 MW | — | — | 2 | | Breckinridge County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/breckinridge-county) | 21,503 | ▲ 8.8% | — | 300 MW | — | 1 | | Crawford County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/crawford-county) IN | 10,509 | ▲ 6.8% | — | — | — | — | | Hardin County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/hardin-county) | 113,482 | ▲ 1.5% | 2 MW | — | — | — | | Harrison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/harrison-county) IN | 40,437 | ▼ 1.7% | 1 MW | — | 1 | — | | Perry County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/indiana/perry-county) IN | 19,389 | ▼ 2.5% | 4 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Hardin County113,482 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/hardin-county)[Breckinridge County21,503 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/breckinridge-county) ## Meade County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Meade County, Kentucky? 3 utilities have service territory in Meade County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Louisville Gas & Electric Co, Nolin Rural Electric Coop Corp, Meade County Rural E C C. The largest, Louisville Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 12.28¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Meade County? 1 operating plant with 200 MW of capacity. The largest is Green River Solar (200 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Meade County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Meade County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Breckinridge County. ### Is Meade County adding jobs? Employers counted 5,372 jobs in 2025 against 4,289 in 2019 (+25.3%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 406 to 779. ### Does Meade County have a data center moratorium? The SAVRN Moratorium Tracker holds 2 local measures for Meade County, 2 in force. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/meade-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/).