1 data center project in Paducah City
Who decides here: the City Council of Paducah City votes on zoning. The McCracken County may review big projects too.
In Paducah City
Nearby (within 15 miles)
Proposedabout 8 miles away
Brookfield AI data center at the former Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Unincorporated McCracken County, McCracken County
600 acres
🕒 July 29, 2026: The Department of Energy announced Brookfield will develop a $100 billion AI data center…
Built & runningabout 13 miles awayCore Scientific data center (Calvert City)
Calvert City, Marshall County
15 acres
🕒 2019: Core Scientific's Calvert City data center started running in a former steel mill.
Built & runningBeing builtApproved, not built yetProposedStopped or cancelled
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Paducah City. - Go to council meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
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⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Paducah City: City of Paducah (run by the town) or Jackson Purchase Energy Corporation (co-op (owned by its members)).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Kentucky.
🙋 Open tasks here
- How much power do the Riot sites in Paducah use today? Reports range from 60 to 300 megawatts.
- Are both Riot sites inside Paducah city limits?