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.
Ohio / Evidence receipt
PORTS-Pike Technology Campus
publicly announcedAs of 2026-08-17Lifecycle status is not a quality score.
- Developer
- PORTS-Pike / SB Energy partners
- Operator
- Multiple planned operators; OpenAI capacity announced
- Place
- Pike County, Ohio
- Utility
- Project-specific; do not infer AEP tariff applicability
- Grid context
- PJM context; project interconnection details remain specific
- Investment
- Not consolidated in reviewed source
- Power demand
- ~8 GW planned IT capacity
- Construction jobs
- 35,000 projected over six-year buildout
- Operating jobs
- 2,500 projected long-term roles
- Cooling approach
- Closed-loop, air-cooled design intent disclosed
- Quantified water
- Not disclosed
- Community benefits
- $80M combined community-fund commitments; up to $84M student technology credits
- Tax incentives
- Not consolidated
- Reporting
- Annual reporting planned
Evidence vintage
History stays visible when scope changes.
An earlier estimate and a later estimate may describe different project scopes, stages, or speakers. The timeline does not silently overwrite either.
- 2024-01-01proposed
Earlier federal redevelopment descriptions used a smaller scope and different employment estimates.
- 2026-08-17expanded or revised
OpenAI announced approximately 8 GW of planned IT capacity and updated sponsor projections.
What we do not know
Missing is not zero.
- Exact expected annual water consumption
- Peak-day water demand
- Energization schedule by phase
- Observed jobs and disbursements
What kind of number is this?
Open every project claim.
Claims retain sponsor relationship, time status, geography, assumptions, and limitations.
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.
Underlying record
OpenAIOpenAI joins PORTS-Pike projectInspect →U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental ManagementPORTS redevelopment documentationInspect →U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental ManagementPortsmouth SiteInspect →