NextEra, Brookfield Plan $100 Billion Kentucky Data Center Campus
Nearly all speakers warned the 482-megawatt agreement could raise rates and bring noise and environmental costs, while offering limited local benefits.
- On Wednesday, NextEra Energy and Brookfield announced a $100 billion data center campus at the U.S. Department of Energy's Paducah Site in Western Kentucky, marking a strategic partnership to develop AI infrastructure.
- The proposed agreement with Big Rivers Electric Corporation includes 482 megawatts of capacity and fulfills the Trump administration's 'Ratepayer Protection Pledge,' designed to ensure data centers pay above-market rates and shield households from cost increases.
- During a Monday meeting at Hancock County High School, residents voiced strong opposition to the TeraWulf data center deal, citing concerns about noise, environmental impacts, and potential rate hikes affecting their communities.
- Commissioners emphasized their limited authority to assess only whether the power agreement produces fair rates, with no date set for a final decision as written comments remain open for the record.
- Expected to create 8,000 construction and 600 permanent jobs, the project positions the Paducah Site as a hub for AI infrastructure, supporting the Trump administration's competitive strategy against China.
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$100B data center, gas-fired power plant to be developed around Paducah DOE site
Brookfield CEO Bruce Flatt addresses the crowd in a tent at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant site.(Derek Operle / WKMS)This story was updated at 7 p.m., after officials made remarks at the Paducah DOE site. A $100 billion data center campus will be built on federally-owned land in far western Kentucky. The U.S. Department of Energy detailed plans in a Wednesday release for the privately funded project on the grounds of the former Paduc…
Hyperscale data center, natural gas-fired project planned for Paducah’s former nuclear plant • Kentucky Lantern
The site of the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. (Department of Energy)More than $100 billion in private investment will go to build a massive hyperscale data center along with new natural gas-fired power plants at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant in McCracken County, the U.S. Department of Energy announced Wednesday. The public-private partnership – including data center developer Brookfield, energy company NextEra Energy and …
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