Paducah DOE Site Data Center Campus
- Headline capacity
- Not established in published records
- Updated
- Oct 28, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy selected Brookfield to develop and operate a data center campus on portions of the Paducah Site in western Kentucky, while NextEra Energy was selected to build and own dedicated energy infrastructure. Big Rivers Electric, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System have defined wholesale, retail and community roles, and the power-service agreement remains subject to Kentucky Public Service Commission approval. DOE describes more than $100 billion of private investment and completion targeted for 2031, but does not publish a project-specific 1.2 GW IT figure.
Capacity
Natural gas generation
PlannedUp to 2 GW
Paducah American Energy Hub · Project
Generation capacity; not IT capacity
SourceBattery storage
Battery energy storageUp to 2.6 GW
Paducah American Energy Hub · Project
Energy storage capacity; not IT capacity
SourceOperating IT capacity: Not established in published records
A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.
Development
The U.S. Department of Energy selected Brookfield to develop and operate a data center campus on portions of the Paducah Site in western Kentucky, while NextEra Energy was selected to build and own dedicated energy infrastructure. Big Rivers Electric, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System have defined wholesale, retail and community roles, and the power-service agreement remains subject to Kentucky Public Service Commission approval. DOE describes more than $100 billion of private investment and completion targeted for 2031, but does not publish a project-specific 1.2 GW IT figure. The available public sources do not establish a single project-scoped capacity figure.
Milestones (2)
Jul 29, 2026 · Recorded actual event
Completed · Announced
Source not linked2031 · Forecast / planned record
Forecast · Forecast completion
Source not linkedParticipants
Developer · Prospective lessee developer operator
Sources by role
Developer (1)
- Paducah DOE Site Data Center Campus project source · Jul 29, 2026 · Primary
Developer
Sources by role
Developer (1)
- Paducah DOE Site Data Center Campus project source · Jul 29, 2026 · Primary
Landowner and selection authority
Prospective generation and storage owner
Other participants (3)
Prospective wholesale supplier
Prospective retail supplier
Community supporter
Capital & incentives
Capital claims and financing records may overlap. Their amounts are not added together.
Capital claims
Program investment plan
Brookfield AI infrastructure program context$100,000,000,000
Paducah American Energy Hub · Project
SourceFinancing records
Program investment plan
$100bnJul 29, 2026
Parties & sources
Site & development
Technical specifications
Additional project facts
Infrastructure & permits
Technical details (5)
Planned or represented
Generation and storage are intended to exceed campus needs; capacity not published.
Potential or planned
Wholesale Big Rivers; retail Jackson Purchase; KPSC approval required.
Planned
1.8 GW
Planned
Up to 2 GW
Planned nameplate
Up to 2.6 GW
Project map
Interconnection · Under review
Paducah data center campus power service
Kentucky Public Service Commission
Jul 29, 2026
Sources (1)
- DOE announces Paducah data-center and energy partnership · Jul 29, 2026 · Primary
Regulatory status · Kentucky PSC oversight required
Paducah American Energy Hub
Jul 29, 2026
Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.