OpenAI yajiunga na mradi wa PORTS-Pike

OpenAI imeingia makubaliano ya kupata takribani gigawati 8 za IT katika Kampasi ya Teknolojia ya PORTS-Pike, Kaunti ya Pike, Ohio, kwa kushirikiana na SB Energy, NVIDIA na Idara ya Nishati ya Marekani. Tunataka kuendeleza mradi huu kama mshirika wa Kaunti ya Pike—kwa kugharamia nishati na miundombinu mahususi ya mradi, kutumia maji kwa uwajibikaji, kuunda fursa kwa wafanyakazi na biashara za eneo hilo, na kufanya uwekezaji wa muda mrefu unaoongozwa na jamii.

Mradi unatarajiwa kuunda nafasi 35,000 za kazi za ujenzi katika kipindi cha miaka sita hadi 2032 na nafasi 2,500 za kudumu za uendeshaji. Pia tutawekeza dola milioni 40 katika mfuko wa ruzuku kwa jamii unaosaidia vipaumbele vilivyobainishwa na wakazi—zaidi ya ahadi ya awali ya SB Energy ya dola milioni 40. Kando na hayo, tunatoa salio za Codex zenye thamani ya dola milioni 84 kupitia ChatGPT, ili kila mwanafunzi wa chuo cha Ohio aweze kutumia teknolojia hiyo.

Kaunti ya Pike ilisaidia kuendesha ukuaji wa viwanda wa Marekani katika karne ya 20, na sasa mradi huu unaipa fursa nyingine ya kuwa na jukumu kuu katika enzi inayofuata ya ukuaji wa viwanda wa Marekani.

Tunataka mradi huu uchochee ajira, ukuaji wa biashara na uwekezaji kote Kusini mwa Ohio—na kusaidia kufanya eneo hili kuwa mahali ambapo vijana wanaweza kujenga taaluma, kulea familia na kuchagua kubaki.

Tunapokuwa sehemu ya jamii, kanuni hizi zitaongoza kazi yetu:

• 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/⁠(fungua katika dirisha jipya).
• 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.

Megawati 800 za kwanza zinatarajiwa kupatikana mwaka wa 2028, kwa kutumia zaidi miundombinu iliyopo ya AEP. Uendelezaji zaidi utahitaji mitambo mipya ya kuzalisha umeme iliyounganishwa kwenye gridi, ikiwemo inayotumia gesi asilia, pamoja na njia mpya za kusafirisha umeme na miundombinu husika. SB Energy imechapisha maelezo zaidi kuhusu mradi katika portscampus.com⁠(fungua katika dirisha jipya).

SB Energy itajenga, itamiliki na kuendesha kituo cha data chini ya mkataba wa miaka 20 wa kukikodisha kwa OpenAI, huku uwezo ukitolewa hatua kwa hatua. OpenAI itakuwa mteja na itatumia uwezo wa eneo hilo, ambalo litakuwa mahususi kwa miundombinu ya kompyuta ya AI ya NVIDIA. Tunaingia mkataba wa uwezo huu kulingana na makadirio ya mahitaji yetu ya muda mrefu ya mafunzo ya AI ya kiwango cha juu zaidi na ongezeko la mahitaji ya bidhaa zetu. OpenAI itaanza kulipa tu kadiri uwezo uliokamilishwa utakavyopatikana kwa kukodishwa, na itafadhili ahadi hizo kupitia mapato na mtiririko wa fedha unaotokana na ukuaji mkubwa wa biashara yetu pamoja na mtaji uliokusanywa kutoka kwa wawekezaji. Kando na hayo, NVIDIA itawekeza dola bilioni 1.5 katika SB Energy na kutoa dhamana ya mikopo kwa ununuzi wa ardhi, upatikanaji wa umeme na ujenzi wa ganda la jengo unaohusishwa na IT-GW 4.25 za kwanza. Uendelezaji utategemea kupatikana kwa miundombinu, vibali, tathmini za mazingira na ufadhili unaohitajika.

NVIDIA na OpenAI zinashirikiana katika usanifu, majaribio na kuanza rasmi kwa shughuli za kituo cha data. Kampuni hizo pia zitachapisha kwa pamoja waraka rasmi wa kiufundi unaoshirikisha mafunzo kutoka PORTS-Pike—ikiwemo jinsi usanifu thabiti wa miundombinu, uthibitishaji makini wa vipengele vya kituo cha data na usimamizi wa kazi kupitia programu unavyoweza kuongeza upatikanaji wa uwezo wa kompyuta, kutegemewa na muda wa wastani kati ya hitilafu kwa kiwango cha klasta—na kusaidia kukifanya kituo hicho kuwa mfano wa usanifu wa kompyuta kuu za kizazi kijacho.

Tunatarajia kutumia uwezo huu kukidhi ongezeko la mahitaji ya AI ya kiwango cha juu na kudumisha uongozi wetu kama maabara ya utafiti wa AI ya kiwango cha juu zaidi katika kutimiza dhamira yetu.

Vituo vya data kama Kituo cha Data cha Teknolojia cha PORTS-Pike ni sehemu ya msingi wa miundombinu unaowezesha AI. Pamoja na chipu, umeme na mitandao ya kasi ya juu, vinatuwezesha kuunda mifumo yenye uwezo zaidi na kufanya zana kama ChatGPT na Codex ziwe za kutegemewa zaidi, nafuu na zipatikane kwa watu na biashara nyingi zaidi.

Dhamira yetu ni kuhakikisha kuwa akili unde ya jumla inanufaisha wanadamu wote. Kadiri tunavyoijenga vizuri zaidi, ndivyo watu wengi zaidi wanavyoweza kutumia AI kujifunza, kubuni, kutatua matatizo, kuanzisha biashara na kufanya kazi ambazo hapo awali hawangeweza kuzifikia.

Wajibu wetu ni kuhakikisha kuwa jamii zinazosaidia kuijenga zinapata sehemu ya maana ya manufaa hayo. Tunatarajia kushirikiana na Kaunti ya Pike na eneo pana la Kusini mwa Ohio linapoanza sura mpya ya mchango wake wa muda mrefu katika maendeleo ya Marekani.