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Paducah’s AI Data Center Boom | Lexington News
Paducah, Kentucky, is set to become a tech powerhouse with the groundbreaking of a massive AI data center and energy campus, poised to inject up to $100 billion into the local economy by 2028. This 1.8-gigawatt hyperscale facility, backed by Brookfield Asset Management and powered by NextEra Energy’s 2-gigawatt natural gas campus, will create 8,000 construction jobs and 600 permanent roles. Built on land once used for Cold War uranium enrichment, the project leverages existing infrastructure and energy heritage without direct government funding—marking a bold step in reindustrializing the…
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