🖥🤖 OpenAI will build and operate a 4.25-gigawatt AI factory in Ohio using Nvidia infrastructure
OpenAI has partnered with SB Energy, NVIDIA, and the U.S. Department of Energy for about 8 gigawatts of AI computing capacity at the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus, starting in 2028 with an initial 4.25 gigawatts.
NVIDIA provides the exclusive AI compute under a 20-year lease, investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy and up to $105 billion in credit support, while the project creates 35,000 construction jobs through 2032 and 2,500 ongoing roles with local hiring priority.

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