Paducah DOE site data center campus (Brookfield / NextEra)
Paducah, McCracken County, KY
Brookfield / NextEra Energy, a private operator, has announced Paducah DOE site data center campus (Brookfield / NextEra), a data center project in Paducah, KY. Reported capacity is 1,200 MW, with an estimated investment of $100 billion on a site of about 751 acres. DOE public-private partnership at former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (McCracken County); 1.8GW gas-fired utility capacity, 1.2GW+ compute by 2032; announced Jul 2026.
- 1,200 MWPlanned capacity
- 751 acresSite size
Project status
- Announced Jul 29, 2026
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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- HB856 - AN ACT relating to data centers.Description comingDownload
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Site details
- Operator
- Brookfield / NextEra Energy
- County
- McCracken County, KY
- Capacity
- 1,200 MW
- Size
- 751 acres
- Address
- Paducah, KY
- Stage
- Announced
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