OpenAI is reportedly in talks to lease a proposed 10-gigawatt data center campus on federal land in southern Ohio, with Nvidia potentially providing financial backing.

The campus could cost at least US$500 billion and would be developed by SB Energy, a SoftBank Group unit focused on energy and infrastructure, on Department of Energy land.

OpenAI would control the equipment under a 20-year lease, with payments starting once the facility begins operating.

Nvidia is expected to supply hardware, and the first phase is expected in 2028.

Earlier this year, the ChatGPT maker paused its proposed Stargate data center project in the UK, citing regulatory hurdles and high energy costs.

Separately, Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are reportedly financing a US$35 billion AI capacity expansion for Anthropic using Broadcom chips.

🔗 Source: Reuters

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