Téann OpenAI isteach i dtionscadal PORTS-Pike

Tá comhaontú déanta ag OpenAI chun thart ar 8 ngigeavata TF a fháil ag Campas Teicneolaíochta PORTS-Pike i gContae Pike, Ohio, i gcomhar le SB Energy, NVIDIA agus Roinn Fuinnimh na Stát Aontaithe. Ba mhaith linn an tionscadal seo a fhorbairt mar chomhpháirtí de chuid Chontae Pike—ag íoc a chostas sonrach fuinnimh agus bonneagair féin, ag úsáid uisce go freagrach, ag cruthú deiseanna d’oibrithe agus do ghnólachtaí áitiúla, agus ag déanamh infheistíochtaí fadtéarmacha a mhúnlaíonn an pobal.

Meastar go gcruthóidh an tionscadal 35,000 post tógála le linn na tréimhse tógála sé bliana go dtí 2032 agus 2,500 post oibríochta fadtéarmach. Infheisteoimid $40 milliún freisin i gciste deontas pobail a thacóidh le tosaíochtaí a d’aithin cónaitheoirí áitiúla—ag tógáil ar ghealltanas $40 milliún a d’fhógair SB Energy roimhe seo. Ar leithligh, táimid ag cur $84 milliún i gcreidmheasanna Codex ar fáil trí ChatGPT, rud a thabharfaidh rochtain ar an teicneolaíocht do gach mac léinn coláiste in Ohio.

Chuidigh Contae Pike le fás tionsclaíoch Mheiriceá a chumhachtú sa 20ú haois agus anois, leis an tionscadal seo, tá deis eile aige ról ceannasach a ghlacadh sa chéad ré eile de thionsclaíocht Mheiriceá.

Ba mhaith linn go spreagfadh sé poist, fás gnólachtaí agus infheistíocht ar fud Dheisceart Ohio—agus go gcabhródh sé leis an áit seo a dhéanamh ina háit inar féidir le daoine óga gairmeacha a fhorbairt, clanna a thógáil agus roghnú fanacht.

Agus muid ag éirí mar chuid den phobal, treoróidh na prionsabail seo ár gcuid oibre:

• The project will pay its own energy and infrastructure costs. SB Energy will pay the full cost of the grid upgrades and new transmission lines needed to serve the data center. Those costs will not be shifted to Ohio or other ratepayers in the region. This investment will also strengthen the regional electricity grid and support more reliable power over time.
• The data center will recirculate water to reduce ongoing demand. The data center will use closed-loop, air-cooled cooling systems that recirculate water rather than relying on cooling towers that continuously consume water for cooling. As a result, it will use significantly less water than historically used by the Portsmouth gaseous diffusion plant. Once the data center cooling system is filled, ongoing water use is expected to be comparable to an office building supporting a similar number of people, including sinks and restrooms, equipment washdown and maintenance, and landscaping. PORTS-Pike is working with the Department of Energy to leverage their existing onsite water system. We will also fund new water infrastructure in partnership with and to the benefit of local communities. Once the site design is finalized, we will publicly report the project’s expected water use.
• The investment will create tangible benefits for Pike County and Southern Ohio. The PORTS-Pike Technology Data Center is expected to create 35,000 construction jobs during its six-year buildout through 2032, along with 2,500 long-term operating jobs. OpenAI and SB Energy will work to prioritize local workers, contractors, suppliers, trades, and service providers. Building on SB Energy’s existing $40 million community agreement, OpenAI will invest an additional $40 million, and this community investment will be shaped by local residents’ priorities such as schools, public safety, health care, utilities, workforce training, housing, veterans’ services, small businesses, and support for working families. The project is expected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in state and local tax revenue over its lifetime. Local and state property tax revenues will primarily support public schools, while other state and local tax revenues will help fund schools, roads, public safety, emergency services, health care, workforce development, and other public priorities.
• We will invest in good jobs and workforce pathways for local residents. PORTS-Pike Campus signed a Memorandum of Understanding with North America’s Building Trades Unions to commit to the project being built. We plan to work with the Ohio State Building and Construction Trades Council and all of its affiliated crafts, local schools, colleges, apprenticeship programs, veterans’ organizations, labor partners, and workforce groups to help residents prepare for construction, technical, and operating roles. Working together, we will create good jobs and help build a larger base of skills, businesses, and opportunity that can attract additional employers and support careers across the region for years to come.
• Ohio students will receive access to tools for the next generation of work. OpenAI will make up to $84 million in credits for Codex available to approximately 844,000 eligible Ohio college, community college, and technical school students aged 18 and older during the 2026–2027 academic year. Codex is an OpenAI tool within ChatGPT that helps people build software and complete technical projects. Eligible students will receive $100 in credits through their ChatGPT accounts, giving them hands-on experience using AI to carry out complex tasks, create projects, and build practical skills for careers across engineering, manufacturing, health care, education, entrepreneurship, and the skilled trades. Together, OpenAI’s local investment and Codex credits, along with SB Energy’s community grant, represent more than $160 million in benefits for Pike County and Ohio residents. Students can learn more at chatgpt.com/codex/ohio-college-students/⁠(osclaíonn i bhfuinneog nua).
• We will report publicly on our progress. Each year, we will publish a report covering local hiring, community investment, water use, and project-related energy use.

We will continue to meet with residents, local officials, schools, businesses, labor organizations, and community groups to help shape an Ohio Community Compact. The Compact will reflect local priorities and turn these principles into specific, public measures as the project moves forward.

There is significant work ahead, and the full data center will not be built all at once. SB Energy is developing the project across private land and remediated land controlled by the Department of Energy at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant. We appreciate the Trump Administration’s leadership in helping advance the redevelopment of this federal site for American AI infrastructure. This gives a site that once supported American industry and national security a new role building infrastructure for the Intelligence Era.

Meastar go mbeidh an chéad 800 meigeavata ar fáil in 2028, agus bonneagar AEP atá ann cheana féin á úsáid den chuid is mó. Beidh gá le stáisiúin chumhachta nua atá nasctha leis an eangach chun tuilleadh forbartha a dhéanamh, lena n-áirítear giniúint gáis nádúrtha, chomh maith le línte nua tarchuir agus bonneagar gaolmhar. Tá tuilleadh eolais faoin tionscadal foilsithe ag SB Energy ag portscampus.com⁠(osclaíonn i bhfuinneog nua).

Tógfaidh, sealbhóidh agus oibreoidh SB Energy an lárionad sonraí faoi léas 20 bliain le OpenAI agus cuirfidh sé acmhainn ar fáil de réir a chéile. Is é OpenAI an custaiméir agus bainfidh sé úsáid as acmhainn an tsuímh, áit nach n-óstálfar ach bonneagar ríomhaireachta IS NVIDIA. Táimid ag conrú don acmhainn seo bunaithe ar na riachtanais fhadtéarmacha atá tuartha againn maidir le hoiliúint samhlacha ceannródaíocha agus ar an éileamh méadaitheach ar ár dtáirgí. Ní thosóidh OpenAI ag íoc ach de réir mar a bheidh acmhainn chríochnaithe ar fáil ar léas, agus maoineoidh sé na gealltanais sin le hioncam agus sreabhadh airgid ó fhás suntasach ár ngnó agus le caipiteal a thiomsófar ó infheisteoirí. Ar leithligh, infheisteoidh NVIDIA $1.5 billiún in SB Energy agus cuirfidh sé tacaíocht chreidmheasa ar fáil don talamh, don chumhacht agus do thógáil bhlaosc an fhoirgnimh a bhaineann leis an 4.25 GW-TF tosaigh. Beidh an fhorbairt ag brath ar an mbonneagar, na ceadanna, na hathbhreithnithe comhshaoil agus an maoiniú riachtanach a bheith i bhfeidhm.

Tá NVIDIA agus OpenAI ag comhoibriú ar dhearadh, ar thástáil agus ar choimisiúnú an lárionaid sonraí. Foilseoidh na cuideachtaí páipéar bán teicniúil i gcomhpháirt freisin ina roinnfear ceachtanna ó PORTS-Pike—lena n-áirítear conas is féidir le dearadh bonneagair athléimnigh, diancháilíocht comhpháirteanna lárionaid sonraí agus bainistiú ualaigh oibre ar leibhéal bogearraí tacú le hinfhaighteacht ríomhaireachta níos fearr, iontaofacht níos mó agus meántréimhse níos faide idir bristeacha ar scála braisle—agus ar an gcaoi sin an lárionad sonraí a bhunú mar eiseamláir do dhearadh sár-ríomhairí na chéad ghlúine eile.

Táimid ag súil leis an acmhainn seo a úsáid chun freastal ar an éileamh méadaitheach ar IS ardfhorbartha agus chun ár gceannas a choinneáil mar shaotharlann taighde IS cheannródaíoch agus muid ag tabhairt faoinár misean.

Tá lárionaid sonraí amhail Lárionad Sonraí Teicneolaíochta PORTS-Pike mar chuid den bhunús fisiciúil atá taobh thiar den IS. In éineacht le sliseanna, cumhacht agus líonraí ardluais, cuireann siad ar ár gcumas córais níos cumasaí a fhorbairt agus uirlisí amhail ChatGPT agus Codex a dhéanamh níos iontaofa, níos inacmhainne agus níos inrochtana do níos mó daoine agus gnólachtaí.

Is é ár misean a chinntiú go rachaidh an intleacht shaorga ghinearálta chun tairbhe don chine daonna uile. Dá fheabhas a fhorbraímid í, is ea is mó daoine a bheidh in ann IS a úsáid chun foghlaim, cruthú, fadhbanna a réiteach, gnólachtaí a bhunú agus obair a dhéanamh nach raibh siad in ann a dhéanamh roimhe seo.

Is é an fhreagracht atá orainn a chinntiú go bhfaighidh na pobail atá ag cuidiú lena forbairt sciar fiúntach de na tairbhí sin. Táimid ag súil le bheith ag obair le Contae Pike agus le réigiún níos leithne Dheisceart Ohio agus é ag cur tús leis an gcéad chaibidil eile dá rannchuidiú fada le dul chun cinn Mheiriceá.