racle, OpenAI and SoftBank are building five new U.S. data center sites, bringing the Stargate project to nearly 7 gigawatts and $400 billion in investment deployed over the next three years, the companies announced Tuesday. The announcement puts the project ahead of schedule and a step closer to the initial commitment of 10 gigawatts of capacity and $500 billion investment.
The data center sites will be located in Lordstown, Ohio; Shackelford County, Texas; Milam County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico and an unnamed site in the Midwest. More sites will be added eventually to complete the commitments, OpenAI noted in a press release.
It’s been a big week for AI infrastructure hot shots. The news follows Nvidia’s $100 billion investment in OpenAI, announced Monday, to develop at least 10 gigawatts in AI data centers, with the first gigawatt expected to be deployed in the second half of 2026.