OpenAI je sklenil dogovor o zagotovitvi približno 8 gigavatov IT-zmogljivosti v tehnološkem kampusu PORTS-Pike v okrožju Pike v Ohiu, pri čemer sodeluje z družbami SB Energy in NVIDIA ter ameriškim ministrstvom za energijo. Projekt želimo razvijati kot partner okrožja Pike: krili bomo njegove stroške energije in infrastrukture, odgovorno uporabljali vodo, ustvarjali priložnosti za lokalne delavce in podjetja ter dolgoročno vlagali v skladu z usmeritvami skupnosti.
Projekt naj bi med šestletno gradnjo do leta 2032 ustvaril 35.000 delovnih mest v gradbeništvu in 2.500 dolgoročnih delovnih mest za upravljanje centra. V sklad nepovratnih sredstev za skupnost bomo vložili tudi 40 milijonov USD za podporo prednostnim nalogam, ki so jih določili lokalni prebivalci. S tem bomo nadgradili predhodno napovedano zavezo družbe SB Energy v višini 40 milijonov USD. Poleg tega prek ChatGPT zagotavljamo točke za Codex v vrednosti 84 milijonov USD, s čimer bodo dostop do tehnologije dobili vsi študenti v Ohiu.
Okrožje Pike je v 20. stoletju pomagalo poganjati ameriško industrijsko rast, s tem projektom pa dobiva novo priložnost, da prevzame vodilno vlogo v naslednjem obdobju ameriške industrializacije.
Želimo, da spodbudi ustvarjanje delovnih mest, rast podjetij in naložbe po vsem južnem Ohiu ter pomaga ustvariti okolje, v katerem si lahko mladi zgradijo poklicno pot, ustvarijo družino in se odločijo ostati.
Ko bomo postali del skupnosti, bodo naše delo usmerjala naslednja načela:
- 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/(odpre se v novem oknu).
- 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.
Prvih 800 megavatov naj bi bilo na voljo leta 2028, pri čemer bo večinoma uporabljena obstoječa infrastruktura družbe AEP. Nadaljnji razvoj bo zahteval nove elektrarne, priključene na omrežje, vključno s proizvodnjo električne energije iz zemeljskega plina, ter nove daljnovode in pripadajočo infrastrukturo. SB Energy je dodatne informacije o projektu objavil na portscampus.com(odpre se v novem oknu).
SB Energy bo podatkovni center zgradil, imel v lasti in upravljal na podlagi 20-letne najemne pogodbe z OpenAI, zmogljivosti pa bo zagotavljal postopoma. OpenAI bo naročnik in bo uporabljal zmogljivosti lokacije, ki bo namenjena izključno računalniški infrastrukturi NVIDIA za UI. Te zmogljivosti najemamo na podlagi predvidenih dolgoročnih potreb po prelomnem učenju in vse večjega povpraševanja po naših izdelkih. OpenAI bo začel plačevati šele, ko bodo dokončane zmogljivosti na voljo za najem. Te obveznosti bo financiral iz prihodkov in denarnega toka, ki ju ustvarja znatna rast našega poslovanja, ter iz kapitala vlagateljev. NVIDIA bo ločeno vložila 1,5 milijarde USD v družbo SB Energy in zagotovila kreditno podporo za zemljišče, električno energijo ter gradnjo osnovnega objekta, povezano z začetnimi 4,25 IT-GW. Razvoj bo odvisen od zagotovitve potrebne infrastrukture, dovoljenj, okoljskih presoj in financiranja.
NVIDIA in OpenAI sodelujeta pri načrtovanju, preizkušanju in začetku obratovanja podatkovnega centra. Podjetji bosta skupaj objavili tudi tehnično belo knjigo z izkušnjami iz projekta PORTS-Pike. Predstavila bo, kako lahko odporna zasnova infrastrukture, strogo preverjanje komponent podatkovnega centra in upravljanje delovnih obremenitev na ravni programske opreme zagotovijo večjo razpoložljivost računalniških zmogljivosti, večjo zanesljivost in daljši povprečni čas med prekinitvami na ravni gruče. S tem bo podatkovni center postal zgled za prihodnje zasnove superračunalnikov naslednje generacije.
Pričakujemo, da bomo s temi zmogljivostmi zadovoljili vse večje povpraševanje po napredni UI in v skladu s svojim poslanstvom ohranili vodilni položaj laboratorija za raziskave prelomne UI.
Podatkovni centri, kot je tehnološki podatkovni center PORTS-Pike, so del fizičnih temeljev UI. Skupaj s čipi, električno energijo in hitrimi omrežji nam omogočajo razvijanje zmogljivejših sistemov ter zagotavljanje, da so orodja, kot sta ChatGPT in Codex, zanesljivejša, cenovno dostopnejša in na voljo več ljudem in podjetjem.
Naše poslanstvo je zagotoviti, da splošna umetna inteligenca koristi vsemu človeštvu. Bolje ko jo bomo zgradili, več ljudi bo lahko uporabljalo UI za učenje, ustvarjanje, reševanje težav, ustanavljanje podjetij in opravljanje dela, ki jim je bilo prej nedosegljivo.
Naša odgovornost je zagotoviti, da bodo skupnosti, ki jo pomagajo graditi, deležne pomembnega deleža teh koristi. Veselimo se sodelovanja z okrožjem Pike in širšo regijo južnega Ohia, ki začenja novo poglavje svojega dolgoletnega prispevka k ameriškemu napredku.
