Brookfield Paducah
Announced AI / HPC campus · McCracken County, KY
Status Announced partnership VERIFIED · HIGH Stage: Permitting / approvals
Last checked against its sources Sep 26, 2026
The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.
Profile
DOE announced in July 2026 that Brookfield was selected to develop and operate a data-center campus on portions of the Paducah Site in McCracken County. DOE described a planned 1.8 GW AI/HPC campus and named Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative for retail electric service, subject to state approval of the power service agreement. The campus footprint, approved draw, and operating status remain unconfirmed. VERIFIED · HIGH
Key facts
- Announced campus scale
- 1.8 GW AI / HPC campus plan
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Planned retail electric provider
- Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Construction completion target
- 2031
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Approved power capacity (MW)
- UNKNOWN
- UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN
VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.
Open questions
- UNKNOWN Data-center parcel within the larger DOE site
- UNKNOWN Approved power-service capacity and final site design
- UNKNOWN Facility backup generation, battery systems, and water use
- UNKNOWN Local response resources not yet recorded
Changes (1)
- 2026-09-26 Added to the atlas Brookfield Paducah: Added to the atlas.
Sources (4)
- State of Kentucky Counties - 2020 Census
- Energy Department Announces Partnership in Western Kentucky
- Paducah Site Description
- DCRA manual location approximation