Paducah DOE Site Data Center Campus
About Paducah DOE Site Data Center Campus
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
No additional capacity claims are published.
Development
1 phases · 2 milestonesThe 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.
Infrastructure
Generation and storage are intended to exceed campus needs; capacity not published.
Wholesale Big Rivers; retail Jackson Purchase; KPSC approval required.
Project map
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Facts & sources
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