McConnell praises Paducah’s selection for AI infrastructure

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell praised the Trump Administration’s selection of the Department of Energy’s Paducah Site, home of the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), as one of four locations for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and energy generation projects.

The statement reads:

This is great news for the Paducah community, and I want to thank President Trump for selecting the Paducah Site to host new AI infrastructure. The site at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant has long held a critical role in advancing U.S. national security, and is poised, yet again, to be a national leader in an emerging and important technology. I am proud of the Paducah community and its workforce and know they are prepared to continue working closely with the Department of Energy to further instill PGDP’s role in national security while helping facilitate greater U.S. leadership in AI.
Sen. McConnell

Sen. McConnell notes earlier this year, he contacted U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright on behalf of the community in support of Paducah’s submission for the nationwide search for the highly competitive “Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure on DOE Lands” program.