TenKey LandCo Project Lionsgate – Franklin Data Center

Facility record

Lifecycle

ProposedSource-reported lifecycle

Location precision

approximate

Address as listed

Not published

Coordinates

36.703, -86.591

Serving utility, source-reported

Warren Rural Electric Co-op Corp

Operational capacity, source-reported

Not published

Planned capacity, source-reported

Not published

Source record updated

2026-10-22

Source-reported capacity; not metered consumption. Review underlying documents and notes. Planned capacity may include future phases and is not added to operational capacity here. The source may use facility, grid-feed or IT capacity definitions; consult the linked documents.

Coordinate precision is a source label, not an independent parcel survey. A marker does not confirm utility territory or establish an effect on residential bills.

Reported lifecycle history

1. 2024Proposed

   TenKey LandCo first approaches Franklin; city council and planning commission vote unanimously to reject proposed zoning change; project internally called Project Lionsgate/Blackjack

2. 2026-03Proposed

   Franklin Planning & Zoning Commission approves preliminary development plan 3-2 after two prior defeats

   Underlying source
3. 2026-04Proposed

   Citizens group files suit to overturn P&Z approval; TenKey's own lawsuit against Simpson County over land use ordinance ongoing

   Underlying source

Source notes

Site: 421 Steele Road (Steele Road near Exit 2 on I-65), Franklin, Simpson County, KY. Coordinates are approximate for that I-65 exit area within Franklin city limits. Three 200,000 sq ft buildings plus on-site natural gas power generation planned. End hyperscaler not publicly identified; Simpson County Judge-Executive Mason Barnes refused to sign NDA and called the pitch full of red flags. Data center opposition became a factor in May 2026 local primary elections in Simpson County. Fix: investment figure corrected from $1.6B to $4.8B — LPM confirms total project is 'nearly $5 billion'; the $1.6B figure in the original record is the per-building cost (each of three 200,000 sq ft facilities costs approximately $1.6B, totaling ~$4.8B).

Sources and provenance

• Second lawsuit filed over proposed data center in Simpson County · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• Data center developer sues Simpson County government over land use ordinance · source retrieved 2026-07-06
• HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · source retrieved 2026-07-23

Power Wars capture: 2026-11-02. Compute Atlas, CC BY 4.0. Entries are not independently verified by Power Wars unless stated.