What is Project Bluegrass?

Project Bluegrass is an AI data center project in Burgin, Kentucky tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.

Where is Project Bluegrass?

Project Bluegrass is in Burgin, Kentucky. Every tracked Kentucky campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/kentucky.

How big is Project Bluegrass?

Data Center Index tracks Project Bluegrass at 1.3 GW, on an estimated $1B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.

Who is building Project Bluegrass?

Panattoni Data Centers is developing Project Bluegrass.

Project Bluegrass

Name: Project Bluegrass
Address: Burgin, KY, United States

1.3 GW AI data center in Burgin, KY, United States: announced.

Capacity: 1.3 GW
Location: Burgin, KY, United States
Developer: Panattoni Data Centers
Status: announced
Estimated cost: $1B

Project Bluegrass is a 1.3 GW AI data center project located in Burgin, KY, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Panattoni Data Centers. The estimated build cost is $1B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across KY, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.

Project description

Project Bluegrass, from Sacramento-based Panattoni Data Centers, is a data center development of nearly 950 acres in Burgin, Mercer County, and less than half the acreage will be developed. Construction could begin as soon as 2027, with phased development through roughly 2030, though the schedule is preliminary. Mercer County passed a one-year moratorium on 2026-08-12, and Burgin's annexation vote is pending.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Project Bluegrass?: Project Bluegrass is an AI data center project in Burgin, Kentucky tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
Where is Project Bluegrass?: Project Bluegrass is in Burgin, Kentucky. Every tracked Kentucky campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/kentucky.
How big is Project Bluegrass?: Data Center Index tracks Project Bluegrass at 1.3 GW, on an estimated $1B build. That capacity is an estimate. We modeled or inferred it, and no source states it.
Who is building Project Bluegrass?: Panattoni Data Centers is developing Project Bluegrass.

Sources

California-based data center developer invites Burgin project input (yahoo.com · press · 2026-08-24)
WCLU Radio (Kentucky Lantern syndication) (wcluradio.com · press · 2026-08-13)
Panattoni releases new details on Project Bluegrass data center (spectrumnews1.com · press · 2026-08-25)
California-based data center developer invites Burgin project input (fox56news.com · press · 2026-08-24)
Kentucky county paused data centers (Lexington Herald-Leader, syndicated) (apsradionews.com · press · 2026-09-07)
Data Center Dynamics (datacenterdynamics.com · press · 2026-08-13)