DOE Paducah Site Data Center Campus

1.8 GW AI data center in Paducah, KY, United States — announced.

DOE Paducah Site Data Center Campus is a 1.8 GW AI data center project located in Paducah, KY, United States, currently announced. It is being built by Brookfield. The estimated build cost is $100.0B. 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

Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric, Jackson Purchase Energy and Paducah Power System announced a $100 billion privately funded data center campus at the DOE Paducah Site, supporting up to 1.8 GW of utility capacity and over 1.2 GW of compute capacity, backed by up to 2 GW of natural gas and 2.6 GW of battery storage; fully constructed in 2032; ~8,000 construction and 600 operations jobs. DOE selected Brookfield after a November 2025 Request for Offers.

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