NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100B AI Campus in Kentucky

A coalition led by NextEra Energy and Brookfield will develop a more than $100 billion artificial intelligence data center and power complex at a former uranium enrichment plant in western Kentucky, officials announced on July 29, 2026. The U.S. Department of Energy, which owns the shuttered Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant, said the companies will transform part of the Cold War-era facility into a hub for electricity generation and advanced AI computing.

Once fully built by 2032, the campus is expected to support up to 1.8 gigawatts of computing capacity and 1.8 gigawatts of utility capacity. NextEra plans to develop up to 2 gigawatts of natural gas-fired generation and as much as 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage at or near the site. The new power and storage resources would be built in stages specifically to serve the project, with surplus electricity potentially supplied to the regional grid. The companies said the arrangement is designed to prevent the project's infrastructure costs from being passed on to residents and small businesses.

The development is expected to create approximately 8,000 construction jobs and 600 full-time operations jobs. The power service agreement...