OpenAI melu proyek PORTS-Pike

OpenAI wis nggawe perjanjian kanggo ngamanake kapasitas IT watara 8 gigawatt ing Kampus Teknologi PORTS-Pike, Pike County, Ohio, kanthi makarya bareng SB Energy, NVIDIA, lan Departemen Energi AS. Kita pengin ngembangake proyek iki minangka mitra Pike County—kanthi nanggung biaya energi lan infrastruktur khusus proyek, nggunakake banyu kanthi tanggung jawab, nyipta kesempatan kanggo tenaga kerja lan usaha lokal, sarta nggawe investasi jangka panjang sing diselarasake karo kabutuhan komunitas.

Proyek iki dikira bakal nyipta 35.000 lapangan kerja konstruksi sajrone pembangunan nem taun nganti 2032 lan 2.500 lapangan kerja operasional jangka panjang. Kita uga bakal nandur modal $40 yuta ing dana hibah komunitas kanggo ndhukung prioritas sing ditemtokake warga lokal—minangka tambahan saka komitmen SB Energy senilai $40 yuta sing wis diumumake. Kanthi kapisah, kita nyedhiyakake kredit Codex senilai $84 yuta liwat ChatGPT, supaya saben mahasiswa ing Ohio bisa ngakses teknologi iki.

Pike County mbantu nyedhiyakake energi kanggo pertumbuhan industri Amerika ing abad kaping 20. Saiki, liwat proyek iki, Pike County duwe kesempatan maneh kanggo dadi pamimpin ing jaman industrialisasi Amerika sabanjure.

Kita pengin proyek iki dadi panyurung lapangan kerja, pertumbuhan usaha, lan investasi ing saindenging Ohio Selatan—uga mbantu nggawe wilayah iki dadi papan kanggo para mudha mbangun karier, nduweni kulawarga, lan milih tetep manggon.

Nalika kita dadi bagéan saka komunitas iki, prinsip-prinsip iki bakal nuntun pakaryan kita:

• 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/⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar).
• 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.

Kapasitas 800 megawatt pisanan dikira bakal kasedhiya ing 2028, utamane kanthi nggunakake infrastruktur AEP sing wis ana. Pangembangan sabanjure bakal mbutuhake pembangkit listrik anyar sing disambungake menyang jaringan, kalebu pembangkit gas alam, uga jalur transmisi anyar lan infrastruktur sing gegandhengan. SB Energy wis nerbitake informasi tambahan babagan proyek iki ing portscampus.com⁠(mbukak ing jendhela anyar).

SB Energy bakal mbangun, nduweni, lan ngoperasikake pusat data adhedhasar perjanjian sewa 20 taun karo OpenAI, sarta nyedhiyakake kapasitas kanthi bertahap. OpenAI bakal dadi pelanggan lan nggunakake kapasitas ing lokasi kasebut, sing mligi bakal dadi papan infrastruktur komputasi AI NVIDIA. Kita nggawe kontrak kapasitas iki adhedhasar prakiraan kabutuhan jangka panjang kanggo pelatihan tercanggih lan panjaluk produk kita sing terus mundhak. OpenAI mung bakal miwiti pambayaran nalika kapasitas sing wis rampung kasedhiya kanggo disewa. Komitmen kasebut bakal dibiayai saka pendapatan lan arus kas asil pertumbuhan bisnis kita sing gedhe, uga modal saka investor. Kanthi kapisah, NVIDIA bakal nandur modal $1,5 milyar ing SB Energy lan menehi dhukungan kredit kanggo lahan, energi, lan pembangunan struktur bangunan sing gegandhengan karo kapasitas awal 4,25 IT-GW. Pangembangan bakal gumantung marang kasedhiyan infrastruktur, idin, kajian lingkungan, lan pembiayaan sing dibutuhake.

NVIDIA lan OpenAI makarya bebarengan ing tahap rancangan, pengujian, lan komisioning pusat data. Perusahaan-perusahaan kasebut uga bakal nerbitake makalah putih teknis kanthi bebarengan kanggo nuduhake pelajaran saka PORTS-Pike—kalebu carane rancangan infrastruktur sing tangguh, kualifikasi komponen pusat data sing ketat, lan pangelolaan beban kerja ing tingkat piranti lunak bisa ningkatake kasedhiyan komputasi, keandalan, lan wektu rata-rata antarane gangguan ing skala klaster—saengga pusat data iki bisa dadi model kanggo rancangan superkomputer generasi sabanjure.

Kita ngarepake nggunakake kapasitas iki kanggo nyukupi panjaluk AI canggih sing terus mundhak lan njaga posisi kita minangka laboratorium riset AI tercanggih sajrone ngupaya nggayuh misi kita.

Pusat data kaya Pusat Data Teknologi PORTS-Pike dadi bagéan saka dhasar fisik sing nyengkuyung AI. Bebarengan karo cip, energi, lan jaringan kacepetan dhuwur, pusat data iki ngidini kita ngembangake sistem sing luwih mumpuni lan nggawe piranti kaya ChatGPT lan Codex luwih andal, luwih murah, lan bisa diakses luwih akeh wong lan usaha.

Misi kita yaiku mesthekake yen kecerdhasan umum tiruan menehi paedah kanggo kabeh manungsa. Saya apik kita mbangune, saya akeh wong sing bisa nggunakake AI kanggo sinau, nyipta, ngrampungake masalah, miwiti usaha, lan nindakake pakaryan sing biyen ora bisa digayuh.

Tanggung jawab kita yaiku mesthekake yen komunitas sing mbantu mbangune uga ngrasakake paedah kasebut kanthi nyata. Kita ngarep-arep bisa makarya bebarengan karo Pike County lan wilayah Ohio Selatan sing luwih amba nalika miwiti bab anyar saka kontribusi dawa wilayah iki tumrap kemajuan Amerika.