# Franklin County, Tennessee: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Winchester, Estill Springs and Decherd Franklin County is one of the places pushing back on the data center build-out. Franklin County is home to Winchester, Estill Springs, Decherd and Cowan. 1 project is on the Delay Watchlist, including Bitcoin Mining Data Center (35 MW). Construction employs 352, down 4.6% since 2019. Its power plants have 46 MW of capacity, 100% of it hydro. Electrical contractors employ 42, at an average $53,040 a year. 46 MW of operating power plants, mostly hydro -2.1% total jobs since 2019, now 11,323 12.50¢ per kWh for Duck River Elec Member Corp residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Franklin County Franklin County is home to Winchester, Estill Springs, Decherd and Cowan. Winchester10,438 residents Estill Springs2,692 residents Decherd2,499 residents Cowan1,799 residents Tullahoma1,480 residents · 7% of the city Huntland887 residents Monteagle59 residents · 4% of the city - Tullahoma also extends into [Coffee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/coffee-county). - Monteagle also extends into [Grundy County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/grundy-county), [Marion County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county). Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Belvidere, Sewanee, Sherwood. 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 Tennessee | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 42,842 | 45,579 | ▲ 6.4% | 36th of 95 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 11,570 | 11,323 | ▼ 2.1% | 77th of 95 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $39,039 | $54,031 | ▲ 38.4% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 369 | 352 | ▼ 4.6% | 50th of 55 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 3.5% | 4.0% | ▲ 0.5pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Employers here counted 11,323 jobs in 2025, down 2.1% from 2019. Unemployment was 4.0% in August 2026, against 3.5% in 2019. Duck River Elec Member Corp is the largest utility serving Franklin County, one of 4 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 12.50¢/kWh in 2024. 45,579 people live here, up 6.4% 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 | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Duck River Elec Member Corp | Cooperative | Bundled | 71,342 | 12.50¢ | 27% | | City of Fayetteville | Municipal | Bundled | 16,667 | 11.93¢ | 26% | | Tullahoma Board-Public Utils | Municipal | Bundled | 9,278 | 11.18¢ | 48% | | City of Winchester - (TN) | Municipal | Bundled | 5,292 | 11.81¢ | 42% | 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 | |---|---|---| | Hydro | 46 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Tims Ford | Tennessee Valley Authority | Hydro | 46 MW | 1972 | ## The Franklin County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 11,323 | $54,031 | 1.00 | | Construction | 352 | $55,644 | 0.59 | | Electrical contractors | 42 | $53,040 | 0.51 | | Data processing and hosting | 20 | $125,730 | 0.57 | 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 ### Delay Watchlist | Project | Status | Cause | MW | |---|---|---|---| | Bitcoin Mining Data Center | denied | zoning denialcommunity opposition | 35 MW | ## Franklin County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Franklin County, Madison 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 | 45,579 | ▼ 2.1% | 46 MW | — | — | — | | Coffee County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/coffee-county) | 62,419 | ▼ 1.0% | — | — | — | 1 | | Grundy County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/grundy-county) | 14,116 | ▲ 2.5% | — | — | — | 1 | | Jackson County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/jackson-county) AL | 54,281 | ▼ 3.1% | 14 MW | 200 MW | 2 | — | | Lincoln County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/lincoln-county) | 36,853 | ▼ 2.3% | 150 MW | — | — | — | | Madison County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/alabama/madison-county) AL | 433,516 | ▲ 14.1% | 43 MW | — | 10 | — | | Marion County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county) | 29,804 | ▲ 11.1% | 104 MW | — | — | — | | Moore County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/moore-county) | 6,920 | ▲ 7.8% | — | 200 MW | — | 1 | ## More of Tennessee [All Tennessee countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee)[Coffee County62,419 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/coffee-county)[Lincoln County36,853 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/lincoln-county)[Marion County29,804 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/marion-county)[Grundy County14,116 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/grundy-county)[Moore County6,920 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/moore-county) ## Franklin County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Franklin County, Tennessee? 4 utilities have service territory in Franklin County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Duck River Elec Member Corp, City of Fayetteville, Tullahoma Board-Public Utils, City of Winchester - (TN). The largest, Duck River Elec Member Corp, charged residential customers 12.50¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What county is Winchester, TN in? Winchester is in Franklin County, Tennessee. About 10,438 people live there (2025 Census estimate). ### What power plants are in Franklin County? 1 operating plant with 46 MW of capacity. The largest is Tims Ford (46 MW, hydro). ### 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 Madison County. ### Is Franklin County adding jobs? Employers counted 11,323 jobs in 2025 against 11,570 in 2019 (-2.1%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 369 to 352. ### Does Franklin County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Franklin County. Tennessee has 38 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/tennessee/franklin-county Updated: 2026-10-08. 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