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Data center project · Mason County, Kentucky

Meta data center campus, Mason County

Approved · Meta's planned campus of 2,000 to 3,000 acres outside Maysville, the largest proposal in Kentucky, its developer kept confidential under nondisclosure agreements for more than a year.

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Status
Approved · as of Oct. 13, 2026
Location
Outside Maysville (28 rezoned properties) · Mason County
Status note
Rezoned in May 2026. WVXU reported that the Fiscal Court approved the development agreement with Meta subsidiary Chrisham LLC on Oct. 13; the Lantern described the agreement as tentative. A zoning lawsuit and the state sales tax break were pending.
Power
2,200 MW
2.2 GW as reported by WCPO (April 2026) and WVXU (August and October 2026); the Kentucky Lantern's July 2026 map gave 1.2 GW. Reported range 1.2 to 2.2 GW; not a utility contract figure.
Land
2,900 acres
About 2,000 acres (WVXU, August), about 2,900 acres being bought by Chrisham LLC (WVXU, Oct. 15) and nearly 3,000 acres (Lantern, Oct. 14).
Investment
$15 billion initially, per Judge-Executive Owen McNeill; Meta expects about $10 billion per phase (WVXU)
Developer and team
Meta (through Chrisham LLC)
End user
Meta
Utility
Not confirmed in the sources reviewed; East Kentucky Power Cooperative, which runs the nearby Spurlock plant, has spoken in support.
Water
Mostly from the Ohio River (Lantern); Meta plans closed-loop cooling (WVXU).
Incentives
Industrial revenue bonds of up to 40 years that exempt the campus from local property tax, with payments of about $5 million a year to the county and $2 million a year to schools, plus about $130 million for water, road and public safety work. The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy roughly estimated $50 million a year in avoided local taxes and more than $400 million in state sales tax for the first phase. KEDFA approval of the sales tax break was pending.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 16, 2026 The Kentucky Center for Economic Policy estimated the local and state tax breaks; KEDFA was due to consider the sales tax exemption later in October. (Kentucky Lantern (via News From The States), Oct. 16, 2026)
  2. Oct. 13, 2026 At a regular meeting, the Fiscal Court took up a development and community revenue agreement with Meta subsidiary Chrisham LLC, and the judge-executive named Meta publicly. WVXU reported a vote to approve; the Lantern called the agreement tentative and reported no vote. (Kentucky Lantern (via News From The States), Oct. 14, 2026; WVXU, Oct. 15, 2026)
  3. Aug. 4, 2026 WVXU reported that a mobile home park on the site was being sold and residents were being moved, with relocation timing tied to the zoning lawsuit. (WVXU, Aug. 4, 2026)
  4. May 22, 2026 The county gave final approval to the rezoning; the group We Are Mason County, KY had sued about two months earlier, arguing the comprehensive plan does not address data centers. (WEKU, May 26, 2026)
  5. April 1, 2026 Mason County's joint planning commission sent the 28-property rezoning to the Fiscal Court with a favorable recommendation, 4-1-1, days after a residents' group sued. (WCPO, April 1, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Whether the Fiscal Court approved the agreement on Oct. 13 is unresolved between the sources reviewed: WVXU reported approval, while the Lantern's Oct. 14 and Oct. 16 stories describe a tentative agreement without reporting a vote.
  • WVXU quoted the county's attorney as describing a 40-year, $800 billion industrial revenue bond; this is likely a misstatement or typo (Meta's spending was put at about $10 billion per phase), was not found in another source, and is not used here.
  • Chrisham LLC is named as the Meta subsidiary by WVXU; the Lantern names Meta but not the subsidiary.

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