On Wednesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced a major redevelopment of the Kentucky Paducah, KY Gaseous Diffusion Plant. The development is expected to bring thousands of jobs to this district of western Kentucky and has the potential to lower electricity rates for people living in the area. The Department of Energy has formed a partnership with several energy companies, according to the press release. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a landmark partnership with Brookfield, NextEra Energy, Big Rivers Electric Power Corporation, Jackson Purchase Energy Cooperative, and Paducah Power System to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into a data center campus accompanied by new affordable energy infrastructure. An increase in grid-level electrical generation may be expected to lower rates in western Kentucky, as well, and the data center will bring high-tech, good-paying jobs with it.