A coalition including Brookfield and NextEra Energy announced a $100 billion data center campus at Kentucky's former DOE

A coalition of energy, infrastructure and utility companies announced a strategic partnership to develop a data center campus at the U.S. Department of Energy's Paducah Site in Western Kentucky. The $100 billion privately-funded project repurposes land at the former enrichment site into a hub for innovation and energy generation.

Once fully constructed in 2032, the campus will support up to 1.8 gigawatts of utility capacity and over 1.2 gigawatts of compute capacity, backed by up to 4.6 gigawatts of dedicated generation resources paid for and built specifically for the project, protecting customers from costs and fulfilling President Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge.

The partnership coalition includes Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative and Paducah Power System. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright noted that the project demonstrates "the ability to build world leading infrastructure without passing costs on to surrounding communities." By pairing the Brookfield data center campus with new power infrastructure, the project is designed to strengthen grid reliability across the region while shielding current residential and small-business electricity ratepayers from additional costs.

NextEra Energy will add power generation resources in stages as the campus ramps up, ensuring the data center's growing power needs are met by new supply. The development is expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 full-time operations jobs. This represents the largest economic investment in Kentucky's history.

Following DOE's Request for Offers in November 2025, Brookfield was selected to lease land and develop the data center campus, while NextEra Energy was selected to build and own the dedicated generation resources, including up to 2 gigawatts of natural gas capacity and up to 2.6 gigawatts of battery energy storage systems. Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation will provide wholesale electric service, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative will deliver retail service, and Paducah Power System will serve as a community supporter.