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Murray Industries Bell County AI data center campus (Highway 92 / Jellico Mine Road)

Murray Industries Bell County AI data center campus (Highway 92 / Jellico Mine Road), a data center project in Bell County, KY associated with Murray Industries (Dale Murray), has stalled. The facility is reported at 300 MW. Murray Industries said it is looking to invest 'billions' in a hyperscale AI data center on ~1,185 acres off KY-92 in Bell County; residents packed the courthouse June 26-30, 2026 over water, noise and road concerns. Bell County Fiscal Court passed a two-year data center moratorium (July 2, 2026), after which residents and a contractor reported continued site clearing, prompting a possible moratorium-violation dispute. Murray also owns an adjacent 500-acre parcel in Knox County. Listed on the Kentucky Lantern map as 'speculated/planned'. Kentucky Lantern (Aug 3, 2026) reported the developer planned to tap more than 300 MW of leftover transmission infrastructure from inactive coal mines on the site. (Source dated 2026-08-04.).

300 MWPlanned capacity

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Project status

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Kentucky state legislation

HB856 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comTo Natural Resources & Energy (H) Mar 10, 2026Description comingDownload
HB544 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comTo Small Business & Information… Feb 10, 2026Description comingDownload
SB319 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comIn committee Mar 2, 2026Description comingDownload
HB593 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Legislationlegiscan.comReturned to Economic Development,… Mar 31, 2026Description comingDownload

Site details

Operator: Murray Industries (Dale Murray)
County: Bell County, KY
Capacity: 300 MW
Address: Bell County, KY
Stage: Stalled

Size: not on file

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