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News Clipkbsi23.com·Paducah, McCracken County, KY

$100 billion AI data center campus planned for Paducah DOE site

A coalition of energy and infrastructure companies plans a $100 billion AI data center and power-generation campus at the U.S. Department of Energy's Paducah Site in Kentucky. The project, involving Brookfield, NextEra Energy, and local utilities, is expected to create 8,000 construction jobs and 600 full-time operations jobs. It will support up to 1.8 gigawatts of utility capacity and 1.2 gigawatts of computing capacity, featuring new natural gas generation and battery storage.

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7/29/2026

News ClipThe Courier-Journal·Paducah, McCracken County, KY

Paducah site receives $100 billion investment to add data center campus

The U.S. Department of Energy announced a $100 billion private investment to redevelop portions of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in West Paducah, Kentucky, into a data center campus. This project is a partnership with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, and local electric cooperatives, aiming to create 8,000 temporary and 600 permanent jobs. The site will also feature new energy infrastructure, with excess electricity intended to benefit the regional grid.

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7/29/2026

News Clipkentucky.com·Paducah, McCracken County, KY

Paducah lands $100B AI data center project, one of Kentucky’s largest investments

The U.S. Department of Energy unveiled plans for a $100 billion private investment to develop one of the nation's largest AI data center campuses at a former uranium enrichment site in Paducah, Kentucky. This project will create thousands of jobs and include dedicated energy infrastructure capable of supplying 4.6 gigawatts of electricity. Brookfield Corp. will develop and operate the campus, with NextEra Energy Inc. building the power infrastructure.

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7/29/2026