The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Wednesday a landmark partnership to redevelop portions of DOE’s Paducah Site into an artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus accompanied by new affordable energy infrastructure. “The President’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge ensures America can build the energy infrastructure needed to power the AI revolution while lowering electricity costs for American families and businesses. The project advances DOE’s American Energy Hubs initiative, which is transforming former DOE sites into engines of affordable energy production, advanced manufacturing, technological innovation, and economic growth. Building on the partnership model announced at the Portsmouth Site, the Paducah partnership demonstrates how federal, state, local, and private-sector collaboration can accelerate investment while delivering lasting benefits to surrounding communities. With existing transmission capacity, water infrastructure, fiber connectivity, and available land, the Paducah Site is uniquely positioned to support large-scale AI infrastructure and attract major private investment while continuing environmental cleanup and advancing the site’s long-term redevelopment.