Industry Day Announcement - Paducah AI Data Center 12152025 Update.pdf

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This document is an Industry Day announcement for the Department of Energy's (DOE) Environmental Management Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) Request for Offer (RFO) for building and powering AI data centers at the Paducah Site. The virtual and in-person industry day is scheduled for December 18, 2025, at the Commerce Center in Paducah, Kentucky, with registration closed as of December 15th, 2025. The event will include RFO logistics presentations, a DOE site tour, and a community segment featuring local economic development officials, with opportunities for potential offerors to meet community leaders and explore commercial package development.

Attendance is limited to two people per entity, with strict requirements that all site tour attendees must be U.S. citizens and present a current government-issued picture ID. The agenda includes technical presentations by DOE PPPO staff, a site tour from 10:00-11:30 AM, and a community luncheon sponsored by the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce. Key presenters include Marcia Fultz (DOE PPPO Contracts Director), April Ladd (DOE PPPO Paducah Site Lead), Sandra Wilson (Paducah Chamber of Commerce President), and Bruce Wilcox (Paducah Economic Development President). Both in-person and virtual participation options are available for most segments marked with an asterisk.

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UPDATE: As of December 15th, 2025, registration for industry day is now closed.

The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Environmental Management Portsmouth Paducah Project Office (PPPO) will host a virtual and in-person industry day on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, for interested parties to discuss the DOE Request for Offer (RFO) for building and powering AI data centers at the Paducah Site. The industry day will provide information on the RFO and offer in-person participants a site tour to view available land.

There will also be an opportunity for in-person attendees to meet with community officials engaged in the site’s future use and economic development contacts.

Two people from each entity may attend the site tour and all site tour attendees must be U.S. citizens. All site tour attendees must present a current, government issued picture identification. To register for industry day, please send the following information by Friday, December 12, 2025 to padaidatarfo@pppo.gov.

Attendee full name Company name Citizenship confirmation Indicate in-person or virtually In-person, list all function attendance (presentation, site tour, and/or community luncheon/engagement)

An agenda for Industry Day is provided below

Paducah AI Datacenter RFO

Industry Day December 18, 2025

Location: Commerce Center, Paducah Bank Community Room 300 South 3rd St. Paducah KY

DOE EM/PPPO Paducah Segment

8:00 Registration

8:20 Welcome and agenda review*

8:30 RFO Logistics (Marcia Fultz, DOE PPPO Contracts Director) *

Technical Presentation (April Ladd, DOE PPPO Paducah Site Lead) *

9:30 Board bus for DOE site mailto:padaidatarfo@pppo.gov

10:00 DOE site tour

11:30 Exit DOE site for Commerce Center

Community Segment

The community suggested hosting an opportunity for offerors to meet community leaders and economic development officials who can potentially provide links/contacts for commercial package development.

12:00 Luncheon

Sponsored by Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce and Greater Paducah Economic Development

Introduction of Local Leaders

12:30 Community Presentation (Sandra Wilson, Paducah Chamber of Commerce President)

1:00 Economic Development (Bruce Wilcox, Paducah Economic Development President)

1:30 Power Opportunities (Bruce Wilcox)

2:00 Closing Remarks

*Virtual option offered

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