Questions

Questions landowners ask us

If your question is not here, send it with the form at the bottom of this page and we will answer it directly.

I was told this did not apply in my county. Was that wrong?

It was probably right when you were told it. Until 2025 the exemption reached only Jefferson County. The General Assembly then extended it statewide with thresholds scaled to county population. If your information predates that change, it is out of date, and that is worth knowing before your next conversation with anybody.

Does my county's population matter?

Yes. The qualifying investment is keyed to it, and rural counties sit at the lower end. The longest exemption terms, up to fifty years, attach to the largest projects at 450 million dollars and above.

My land is hilly. Does that rule me out?

Frequently, and we would rather be honest than encouraging. Terrain excludes more Kentucky ground than anything else. What matters is whether a genuinely flat contiguous block exists, and a smaller flat parcel beats a much larger one across knobs every time.

What is karst and why are you asking about it?

Limestone geology with sinkholes and cave systems, which runs under a large part of central and western Kentucky. It rarely troubles farming, so it may not be something you have thought about, but it is a serious question for anybody putting up heavy buildings and it is better raised early.

Who serves my power and why does it matter?

LG and E and Kentucky Utilities cover much of the centre and west, Kentucky Power the eastern counties, Duke the northern tip, and cooperatives a great deal of the rural ground, supplied by East Kentucky Power or Big Rivers. Whoever it is owns the connection, which is why we ask. Your bill names them.

An approach arrived in the post. What now?

Do not sign, and treat any deadline in the letter as their problem rather than yours. Ask whether they are buying for themselves or for somebody they have not named, and ask when they last checked the Kentucky rules, since those moved in 2025. Then take it to a Kentucky attorney, including if the letter came from us.

What happens to the rest of the farm?

Often nothing. Many arrangements involve part of a property while the rest carries on as before. Raise it in the first conversation rather than assuming, and we would rather you did.

Ask us about your land

Tell us about your property. There is no cost and no obligation. If it does not fit, we will tell you plainly.

A rough number is fine. If you are not sure, write not sure.

Does the property have electric service now?
Is there anything like this nearby that you know of?Check any that apply. Guessing is fine.
Are you the one who decides whether to sell?
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