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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 September 2026. It ranks 30th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.1% of the 109.2 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 2 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 September 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
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 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

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, -88.80
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 2026-09-14. 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 2026-09-14. 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.