# Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus > Proposed: a 1800 MW data center in McCracken County, Kentucky, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact. Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/paducah-site-ai-data-center-campus-ky-dc_300aa81034a6 Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/paducah-site-ai-data-center-campus-ky-dc_300aa81034a6.md Updated: Nov 3, 2026 Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records Brookfield has proposed a 1800 MW data center in McCracken County, Kentucky (proposed). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026) ## Facts - **Operator:** Brookfield (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Reported capacity:** 1800 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Reported investment:** $100.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Reported jobs:** 600 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **City:** Kevil (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **County:** McCracken (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **State:** Kentucky (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Utility:** Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation / Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative / Paducah Power System (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **Power source:** Mixed sources (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) - **AI workload:** Confirmed AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 15, 2026) - **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026) ## What each source reports | Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Compute Atlas | Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus | Proposed | 1800 MW | ## Questions this page answers ### Is Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus under construction? No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 15, 2026) reports it as proposed. ### Who is building Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus? Brookfield is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does. ### Which carriers serve Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus? No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does. ### How do contractors on Paducah Site AI Data Center Campus get paid sooner? The owner pays the general contractor, and the general contractor pays its subcontractors. Once your customer approves your invoice, certify it with Kapwork. Funders compete to fund it, so you don't wait for the payment date. Free for businesses. Kapwork doesn't lend and doesn't contact your customer. ## Related records - [Carroll County Digital Campus (Ghent)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/carroll-county-digital-campus-ghent-ky-dc_08e97b384ef2): Same state - [Carrollton Industrial Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/carrollton-industrial-campus-ky-dc_6da9c659d9bf): Same state - [Cave Point Commerce Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cave-point-commerce-center-ky-dc_ecfd243392a1): Same state - [DartPoints Lexington Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dartpoints-lexington-data-center-campus-ky-dc_3a5576b1ff8a): Same state - [Dermody Properties Kramers Lane Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/dermody-properties-kramers-lane-data-center-ky-dc_bcc22f0661b1): Same state ## What this record does not show - This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record. - Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution. - An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order. - Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity. ## Sources - [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-partnership-expand-reliable-affordable-energy-access-and-power) · as of Sep 15, 2026 · record brookfield-nextera-paducah-site-mccracken-ky - [U.S. Department of Energy (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-partnership-expand-reliable-affordable-energy-access-and-power) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [WBKO (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.wbko.com/2026/07/29/ai-data-center-coming-western-kentucky/) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [U.S. EPA (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0404794) · as of Sep 10, 2026 - [PR Newswire (Brookfield / NextEra Energy / Big Rivers Electric / Jackson Purchase Energy / Paducah Power System) (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/doe-site-in-western-kentucky-revitalized-with-data-center-campus-and-dedicated-energy-project-creating-jobs-and-protecting-residents-and-businesses-from-costs-302837752.html) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [NextEra Energy Resources (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.project.nexteraenergyresources.com/paducah-american-energy-hub) · as of Sep 15, 2026 - [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/paducah-site-ai-data-center-campus-ky) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 52822327440550 ## Have an invoice your customer approved? 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