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title: "Paducah AI/HPC campus (Brookfield; NextEra), Paducah DOE reservation, Kentucky, US — campus ledger — The AI Compute Race — DRYBURGH · The Compute Economy"
source: https://dryburgh.com/vol1/ledger/paducah-ai-hpc-campus
description: "Paducah AI/HPC campus: not yet due. 0 MW evidenced of 1,200 MW announced or estimated, end of August 2026 reading; operations promised by 31 December 2028."
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# Paducah AI/HPC campus (Brookfield; NextEra), Paducah DOE reservation, Kentucky, US

Brookfield (developer); NextEra (power)

Paducah AI/HPC campus (Brookfield and NextEra; Paducah DOE reservation, Kentucky, US) was promised operations by 31 December 2028; at the end-of-August 2026 reading the public record evidences 0 MW of IT load against 1,200 MW announced or estimated. The book’s verdict: not yet due.

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Announced or estimated (IT load) 1,200 MW

Evidenced power (IT load), end of August 2026 0 MW

The book’s verdict Not yet due

The ledger’s reading is the end of August 2026: the promises and the states as they stood then. Each row’s evidence carries its own date, printed on it.

The promise and the record, on one line. The book’s verdict: **Not yet due**.

- Evidence read 29 August 2026
- Today Nov 2026
- Promised 31 December 2028

**0 MW** evidenced at the end-of-August 2026 reading, of 1,200 MW announced or estimated (0%).

## The announcement

**Announced or estimated capacity (IT load):** 1,200 MW

**Where the announcement was read:** [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brookfield-nextera-develop-100-billion-data-center-campus-kentucky-source-says-2026-07-29/)

**When it was read:** 29 July 2026

## The promise

**Promised by:** 31 December 2028

**What was promised:** operations

**Where the promise was read:** [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brookfield-nextera-develop-100-billion-data-center-campus-kentucky-source-says-2026-07-29/)

## At the close of the record

**Evidenced power (IT load), end of August 2026:** 0 MW

**Where the evidence was read:** not on file

**When it was read:** 29 August 2026

**The book’s verdict:** Not yet due

## The book’s note

1,200 MW is a Reuters compute estimate; DOE gives 1,800 MW for the campus. First-phase operations targeted for 2028 (August 2026 compilation’s table of promised dates row 25; the August 2026 compilation). The August 2026 compilation records 0 publicly verified and names no source for the zero. The 2028 start is the companies’ as Reuters reported it; the Department’s release gives none, says “Construction is expected to be completed in 2031.” and that “The power service agreement remains subject to approval by the Kentucky Public Service Commission.”

## Also

**Who is involved:**

- developer [Brookfield](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/parties/brookfield)
- power supplier [NextEra](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/parties/nextera)

## Campuses near it in the ledger

- [Reliance Digital Connexion Visakhapatnam](https://dryburgh.com/vol1/ledger/reliance-digital-connexion-visakhapatnam) shares a party

## Questions about this campus

**Is Paducah AI/HPC campus energized?:** Paducah AI/HPC campus (Brookfield and NextEra; Paducah DOE reservation, Kentucky, US) was promised operations by 31 December 2028; at the end-of-August 2026 reading the public record evidences 0 MW of IT load against 1,200 MW announced or estimated. The book’s verdict: not yet due.

**When was Paducah AI/HPC campus promised to be energized?:** Paducah AI/HPC campus was promised operations by 31 December 2028.

**Who is building Paducah AI/HPC campus?:** Brookfield (developer), NextEra (power supplier).

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