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Paducah DOE Site Campus

Announced

Brookfield / NextEra Energy · Paducah, KY

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Summary

Paducah DOE Site Campus by Brookfield / NextEra Energy in Paducah, KY is planned at 1.2 GW and about $100 billion, and is announced, with a 2032 target as of October 2026. It ranks 28th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.1% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is press or analyst reported; the investment figure is developer-stated campus cost. Confidence is low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate. Malachi.Energy tracks 3 mega projects in Kentucky in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

1.2 GW

Press or analyst reported

Announced investment

$100 billion

Developer-stated campus cost

Status

Announced

As of October 2026

Target year

2032

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Press or analyst reported
Investment basis
Developer-stated campus cost
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 2.1 miles from the nearest 500 kV transmission line, per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 3 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 500 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Public address, geocoded. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: Kentucky Lantern, Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah's former nuclear plant.
Confidence
Low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is developer-stated campus cost and is comparable across projects.
Primary source
Louisville Public Media, July 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

$100B campus announced July 2026 at the Department of Energy's shuttered Paducah enrichment plant, with 2 GW of gas and 2.6 GW of batteries as dedicated generation.

Location

Site
Paducah, KY
Coordinates
37.11, -88.81
State directory
Data centers in Kentucky (5 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Kentucky

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Paducah DOE Site Campus (Paducah, KY). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/paducah-doe-site-ky

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  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Paducah DOE Site Campus (Paducah, KY)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Press or analyst reported. Investment basis: Developer-stated campus cost.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/paducah-doe-site-ky}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: press or analyst reported. Investment basis: developer-stated campus cost. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.