# Metcalfe County, Kentucky: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Edmonton No data center or power plant project is on record in Metcalfe County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Metcalfe County is home to Edmonton. Next door, Barren County has 1 data center. Employers here counted 2,087 jobs in 2025, up 12.4% from 2019. 55 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly solar. Its power plants have 55 MW of capacity, 100% of it solar. +12.4% total jobs since 2019, now 2,087 55 MW of operating power plants, mostly solar 13.27¢ per kWh for Taylor County Rural E C C residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Metcalfe County Metcalfe County is home to Edmonton. Edmonton1,713 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Summer Shade. 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 Metcalfe County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Kentucky | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 10,286 | 10,583 | ▲ 2.9% | 98th of 120 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 1,856 | 2,087 | ▲ 12.4% | 16th of 120 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $36,783 | $46,986 | ▲ 27.7% | — | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 4.5% | 3.9% | ▼ 0.6pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 55 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, against 4.5% in 2019. Taylor County Rural E C C is the largest utility serving Metcalfe County, one of 3 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 13.27¢/kWh in 2024. 10,583 people live here, up 2.9% since 2020. ## Who powers Metcalfe County ### Utilities with service territory in Metcalfe County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Taylor County Rural E C C | Cooperative | Bundled | 24,985 | 13.27¢ | 24% | | Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY) | Cooperative | Bundled | 24,889 | 13.08¢ | 16% | | Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN) | Cooperative | Bundled | 20,529 | 12.52¢ | 49% | 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 | 55 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Glover Creek Solar, LLC | Glover Creek Solar, LLC | Solar | 55 MW | 2024 | ## The Metcalfe County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,087 | $46,986 | 1.00 | 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 Metcalfe County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Metcalfe County. Kentucky has 44 local measures on record statewide. ## Metcalfe County and its neighbors Of the 6 counties that border Metcalfe County, Barren 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Metcalfe County | 10,583 | ▲ 12.4% | 55 MW | — | — | — | | Adair County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/adair-county) | 19,423 | ▲ 14.5% | — | — | — | — | | Barren County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/barren-county) | 45,641 | ▼ 3.8% | 1 MW | — | 1 | — | | Cumberland County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/cumberland-county) | 5,992 | ▲ 29.5% | — | — | — | — | | Green County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/green-county) | 11,644 | ▲ 13.0% | — | — | — | — | | Hart County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/hart-county) | 20,117 | ▲ 8.7% | — | — | — | — | | Monroe County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/monroe-county) | 11,191 | ▲ 2.2% | — | — | — | — | ## More of Kentucky [All Kentucky countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky)[Barren County45,641 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/barren-county)[Hart County20,117 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/hart-county)[Adair County19,423 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/adair-county)[Green County11,644 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/green-county)[Monroe County11,191 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/monroe-county) ## Metcalfe County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Metcalfe County, Kentucky? 3 utilities have service territory in Metcalfe County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Taylor County Rural E C C, Farmers Rural Electric Coop Corp - (KY), Tri-County Elec Member Corp (TN). The largest, Taylor County Rural E C C, charged residential customers 13.27¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Metcalfe County? 1 operating plant with 55 MW of capacity. The largest is Glover Creek Solar, LLC (55 MW, solar). ### Are there data centers in Metcalfe County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Metcalfe County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Barren County. ### Is Metcalfe County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,087 jobs in 2025 against 1,856 in 2019 (+12.4%, BLS QCEW). ### Does Metcalfe County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Metcalfe County. Kentucky has 44 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/kentucky/metcalfe-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/).