Brookfield to build gigawatt-scale data center at DOE nuclear site in Kentucky

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.