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DOE partners with Brookfield and NextEra Energy on a $100 billion AI data center campus at a decommissioned nuclear site in Paducah, Kentucky, anchoring gigawatt-scale US buildout.
The DOE partnership sets precedent for federal land-lease frameworks and validating the largest US campus announcement to date; signals government backing for private-sector AI infrastructure at scale.
Trade pressSlicast · July 30, 2026 · Global · Source: HPCwire
importance 95DOE partners with Brookfield and NextEra Energy on a $100 billion AI data center campus at a decommissioned nuclear site in Paducah, Kentucky, anchoring gigawatt-scale US buildout.
The DOE partnership sets precedent for federal land-lease frameworks and validating the largest US campus announcement to date; signals government backing for private-sector AI infrastructure at scale.