NVIDIA Guarantees SB Energy’s PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Ohio to Exclusively Host NVIDIA AI Compute

NVIDIA has secured land, power, and shell (LPS) capacity through a partnership with SB Energy at the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus in Pike County, Ohio, to develop an AI computing facility. OpenAI will serve as the customer, while SB Energy will build, own, and operate the data center under a 20-year lease agreement with OpenAI.

As demand for AI continues to grow rapidly, AI is becoming critical infrastructure that requires essential resources, including LPS capacity. To address this demand, NVIDIA is securing LPS capacity at PORTS-Pike for dedicated NVIDIA AI factories. The campus is designed to support future AI advancements while contributing to scientific research, healthcare innovation, and regional economic growth.

OpenAI will use the site's capacity, with the AI factory powered by NVIDIA's full-stack DSX AI factory platform, including GPUs, CPUs, and networking technologies. The initial deployment is planned to provide 4.25 IT-GW of AI factory capacity, with NVIDIA retaining the option to expand beyond the initial capacity.

The DSX AI factory architecture at PORTS-Pike is designed to improve resilience across facilities, hardware, and software, helping reduce infrastructure overhead and accelerate AI computing performance for the next generation of AI factories.

“AI is becoming infrastructure – the foundation for intelligence in every industry – and land, power and shell have become vital in the age of AI. Now is the time to scale the AI infrastructure that will power the next industrial revolution,” said Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. “We are securing long-lived infrastructure for NVIDIA compute so OpenAI can deploy the most productive AI factories that can be upgraded repeatedly with each new generation delivering more intelligence and better economics.”

“Infrastructure is vital for the AI economy. With SoftBank Group, OpenAI and NVIDIA, SB Energy is building power-first infrastructure at unprecedented scale while strengthening the communities that make it possible – protecting ratepayers, creating tens of thousands of well-paying jobs and investing in infrastructure to revitalize Southern Ohio that has long shaped America’s future,” said Rich Hossfeld, co-CEO of SB Energy.

“This is going to be a huge site, with enough computing power to help millions of people use AI to do things we can only start to imagine today, from finding new medicines to starting businesses and solving hard problems,” said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI. “We’re proud to build it in Pike County, a place that is once again at the heart of American industry and leading the future. We want the people who live here to feel the benefits too, through good jobs, more opportunity for local businesses, and investment in the community for years to come.”

“The next era of intelligence will transform every industry — and require infrastructure built at unprecedented speed and scale. Together with our partners, SoftBank will help unlock the power of AGI and move humanity forward,” said Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp.

Campus to Bring New Jobs and Benefits to Ohio

SB Energy’s PORTS-Pike Technology Campus is transforming the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and surrounding area into a new industrial hub, creating jobs and positioning Appalachian Ohio to play a key role in the next era of American industry. The campus spans both private and federal land and is being developed in partnership with AEP Ohio, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Commerce. The planned capacity is expected to come online in phases starting in 2028.

To support the local Ohio community, SB Energy and SoftBank plan to develop at least 10 GW of new power generation, supporting approximately 8 IT-GW of AI factory capacity, while investing at least $4.2 billion in regional grid infrastructure through a partnership with AEP Ohio aimed at protecting ratepayers. OpenAI will also add $40 million to SB Energy’s previously announced $40 million community benefits fund, bringing the total to $80 million to support local priorities such as affordable energy, job creation and workforce development, and community and economic development.

NVIDIA Invests in SB Energy

NVIDIA will invest $1.5 billion in SB Energy, joining existing investors SoftBank Group and OpenAI. The investment will support SB Energy’s growth as a leading AI infrastructure developer while contributing to economic development in Pike County and surrounding communities. It will also help SB Energy capitalize on the growing demand for AI computing infrastructure that can be deployed rapidly and at scale.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to purchase securities. No securities will be offered or sold in any state or jurisdiction where such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful without prior registration or qualification under applicable securities laws.

Advisors

Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan served as financial advisors for SB Energy. Morgan Stanley served as NVIDIA’s financial advisor.