OpenAI 已簽訂協議，與 SB Energy、NVIDIA 及美國能源部合作，在俄亥俄州派克縣的 PORTS-Pike 科技園區取得約 8 吉瓦 IT 容量。我們希望以派克縣合作夥伴的身分開發此項目，自行承擔項目專屬的能源及基建成本、負責任地用水、為當地工人及企業創造機會，並按社區需要作出長期投資。
預計項目在截至 2032 年的六年建設期內將創造 35,000 個建造業職位，並提供 2,500 個長期營運職位。我們亦將向社區撥款基金投資 4,000 萬美元，支援當地居民確定的優先事項，進一步擴大 SB Energy 早前公布的 4,000 萬美元承諾。此外，我們將透過 ChatGPT 提供總值 8,400 萬美元的 Codex 積分，讓俄亥俄州每名大學生均可使用這項技術。
派克縣曾為美國 20 世紀的工業增長提供動力。如今，這個項目再次為當地帶來機會，在美國工業化的下一個時代發揮領導作用。
我們希望項目能帶動俄亥俄州南部的就業、企業增長及投資，並協助當地成為年輕人可以發展事業、成家立室及選擇留下來的地方。
隨着我們成為社區一分子，以下原則將指引我們的工作：
- 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/（在新視窗中開啟）.
- 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.
首批 800 兆瓦容量預計於 2028 年投入使用，並主要採用 AEP 的現有基建。後續開發將需要興建接入電網的新發電廠，包括天然氣發電設施，以及新的輸電線路和相關基建。SB Energy 已於 portscampus.com（在新視窗中開啟） 發布更多項目資料。
SB Energy 將建造、擁有及營運數據中心，並根據與 OpenAI 簽訂的 20 年租約，逐步交付容量。OpenAI 將作為客戶使用該場地的容量；場地將只配置 NVIDIA AI 運算基建。我們根據前沿訓練的長期預計需要，以及市場對我們產品日益增長的需求，簽約取得這些容量。OpenAI 只會在已建成容量可供租用後才開始付款，並將以業務大幅增長帶來的收入和現金流，以及向投資者籌集的資金履行相關承諾。此外，NVIDIA 將向 SB Energy 投資 15 億美元，並就首期 4.25 IT-GW 所涉及的土地、電力及建築外殼工程提供信貸支持。開發工作能否進行，將取決於所需基建、許可、環境評估及融資是否到位。
NVIDIA 與 OpenAI 正合作進行數據中心的設計、測試及投運工作。兩家公司亦將聯合發表技術白皮書，分享從 PORTS-Pike 汲取的經驗，包括具韌性的基建設計、嚴謹的數據中心組件驗證，以及軟件層面的工作負載管理，如何在叢集規模下提高運算可用性和可靠性，並延長平均中斷間隔，協助將這座數據中心確立為未來新一代超級電腦設計的典範。
我們預計會運用這些容量滿足日益增長的先進 AI 需求，並在履行使命的過程中，維持我們作為前沿 AI 研究實驗室的領先地位。
PORTS-Pike 科技數據中心一類的數據中心，是支撐 AI 的實體基礎之一。這些數據中心與晶片、電力及高速網絡相互配合，讓我們能開發能力更強的系統，使 ChatGPT 和 Codex 等工具更可靠、價格更相宜，並惠及更多個人及企業。
我們的使命是確保通用人工智能造福全人類。我們把基建建設得越好，就有越多人能運用 AI 學習、創作、解決問題、創辦企業，以及完成過往無法做到的工作。
我們有責任確保協助建設這些基建的社區，也能切實分享相關裨益。派克縣及俄亥俄州南部廣大地區長久以來一直為美國進步作出貢獻。隨着當地展開新篇章，我們期待與其攜手合作。
