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title: "Brookfield to build gigawatt-scale data center at DOE nuclear site in Kentucky"
url: https://www.parallelquant.com/posts/brookfield-to-build-gigawatt-scale-data-center-at-doe-nuclear-site-in-ke-7248c3
source_name: "Data Center Dynamics"
source_url: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brookfield-to-develop-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-at-does-kentucky-nuclear-enrichment-plant/
published: 2026-07-29T14:27:04.000Z
topics: ["chips", "policy"]
publisher: "Parallel Quant"
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# Brookfield to build gigawatt-scale data center at DOE nuclear site in Kentucky

*2026-07-29 · Source: [Data Center Dynamics](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/brookfield-to-develop-gigawatt-scale-data-center-campus-at-does-kentucky-nuclear-enrichment-plant/)*

Brookfield plans a gigawatt-scale data center campus at the Department of Energy's Kentucky nuclear enrichment plant site. NextEra will build natural gas and battery energy storage systems to power the campus.

**Why it matters:** Siting a gigawatt-class AI data center directly at a federal nuclear facility shows how AI power demand is pushing developers toward unconventional, government-adjacent sites with existing grid and generation infrastructure. It's a notable escalation beyond routine campus announcements and hints at more public-private power deals as AI capacity build-out keeps straining the grid.

**Topics:** chips, policy

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