Project Lincoln (Oldham County)
La Grange, Oldham County County, KY
Source: Primary source
Project Lincoln (Oldham County) is a withdrawn data center in Oldham County County, KY, operated by Western Hospitality Partners.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link$6B, 267 acres, 8 buildings; contested and withdrawn after opposition.
Operator chain
- Files asWestern Hospitality Partners
- This facilityProject Lincoln (Oldham County)
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Data center developer pulls out of Oldham projectMadison Courier· Jul 9, 2025
- Controversial Oldham County data center project dropped after backlashWDRB· Jul 4, 2025
- Planned data center project in Kentucky’s Oldham County relocated and downsized amid backlashData Center Dynamics· Jun 10, 2025
- Oldham County drive-in could relocate to make way for proposed data centerWDRB· Jun 4, 2025
- Oldham County data center switches sites, reduces size amid local resistanceLouisville Public Media· Jun 3, 2025
- Oldham County drive-in movie theater details possible relocation, future plansWLKY· Jun 3, 2025
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Lagrange Elementary School in La Grange, is 0.4 mi from this site (460 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.