U.S. Energy Department Plans $100 Billion Data Center at Former Kentucky Uranium Site

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Brookfield Asset Management to develop a $100 billion data center complex, including a new power plant, at Kentucky's former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant. This initiative transforms a Cold War-era uranium site into an innovation hub, aiming to bolster U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities and represents a major economic and infrastructure investment.