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Paducah, Ky., Lands $100B Data Center Project
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Fusion42 · 30 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Paducah, Kentucky has been selected as the site for a new $100 billion data centre project, a massive investment in compute infrastructure driven by AI demand.
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The race for power and land is pushing AI infrastructure into new regions. If you build anything physical that a data centre needs – from cooling to high-speed fibre – your next big customer is in Kentucky.
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