Federal Lands Reimagined as AI Data-Center Hubs
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The Energy Department will redevelop a retired Cold War-era uranium enrichment facility in Paducah, Kentucky, into a $100 billion AI data-center campus, featuring 2 gigawatts of natural-gas-fired power and 2.6 gigawatts of battery storage, privately funded through a partnership with NextEra Energy, Brookfield, and local utilities, as officials push AI development despite local opposition.
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- Trump Administration Is Repurposing Federal Land for A.I. Data Centers nytimes.com
- BREAKING: Department of Energy announces multi-billion dollar investment in McCracken County WPSD Local 6
- NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100 Billion Kentucky Data Campus Bloomberg.com
- NextEra, Brookfield plan $100 billion data center at US uranium site in Kentucky Reuters
- Brookfield and NextEra to build $100bn AI campus on ex-nuclear weapons site Financial Times
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