PORTS-Pike planned IT capacity
A sponsor-announced plan, not energized load or annual electricity use. Project phasing and interconnection details remain important unknowns.
Project evidence reviewed through 2026-08-17Ohio / Project and utility territory
One major project.
One utility-specific rule.
BrooksFlow tracks the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus and AEP Ohio’s large-load tariff as separate evidence layers. The tariff is not a statewide Ohio rule, and BrooksFlow does not infer that it applies to PORTS-Pike without project-specific utility evidence.
AEP Ohio tariff scope
Qualifying data-center loads in AEP Ohio territory can face minimum-demand, financial-assurance, contract-term, and exit provisions. Applicability follows utility territory and the approved tariff.
Utility-specific, not statewideKeep categories distinct
Announced capacity is not observed operation.
- Exact expected annual water consumption
- Peak-day water demand
- Energization schedule by phase
- Observed jobs and disbursements
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Evidence and uncertainty
Commitment, requirement, and unknown are different states.
Sponsor projections are not observed outcomes. A utility rule does not automatically describe a project outside its documented scope.
Regulatory requirement
In AEP Ohio territory, qualifying data-center loads above about 25 MW can face minimum-demand provisions up to roughly 85% of contracted capacity and terms up to 12 years including ramp.
In AEP Ohio territory, qualifying data-center loads above about 25 MW can face minimum-demand provisions up to roughly 85% of contracted capacity and terms up to 12 years including ramp.
Sponsor-reported
OpenAI announced an agreement for approximately 8 GW of planned IT capacity at PORTS-Pike.
OpenAI announced an agreement for approximately 8 GW of planned IT capacity at PORTS-Pike.
Sponsor-reported
The developer projects 35,000 construction jobs during a six-year buildout through 2032 and 2,500 long-term operating jobs.
The developer projects 35,000 construction jobs during a six-year buildout through 2032 and 2,500 long-term operating jobs.
Sponsor commitment
OpenAI and SB Energy describe $80 million in combined community-fund commitments, plus up to $84 million in student technology credits.
OpenAI and SB Energy describe $80 million in combined community-fund commitments, plus up to $84 million in student technology credits.
Unknown / not disclosed
PORTS-Pike discloses a closed-loop, air-cooled design intent, but exact expected annual water consumption has not yet been disclosed.
PORTS-Pike discloses a closed-loop, air-cooled design intent, but exact expected annual water consumption has not yet been disclosed.