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PORTS-Pike Technology Campus

Pike County, Ohio · OpenAI

News reports describe a proposed data center in Pike County, Ohio. The sources link it to OpenAI. Reported figures include 4,250 MW of power.

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Planned capacity4.3 GW
Project footprintUnknown
Supporting documents3
Location precisioncounty

Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A developer or official has publicly described the project, but nothing has been filed. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.

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What this would mean locally

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Timeline

How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “Image via PORTS-Pike Technology Campus websiteNvidia is putting up as much as $105 billion in residual-value guarantees for OpenAI’s planned Ohio data center campus, giving the chipmaker a financial role in the AI infrastructure buildout that goes beyond supplying GPUs.”

    Source: PORTS-Pike Technology Campus (OpenAI) · Pike County, Ohio (datacenterknowledge.com)

Claims and evidence

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Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

3 pieces of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Corroborated· Multiple sources

News reporting links OpenAI to this project.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedPORTS-Pike Technology Campus (OpenAI) · Pike County, Ohiodatacenterknowledge.com · Aug 19, 2026
    “Shane Snider,Senior News Writer,Data Center KnowledgeAugust 19, 20264 Min ReadAerial render of OpenAI’s Ohio data center campus, located within the PORTS-Pike Technology Campus.”

Planned power capacity: 4,250 MW.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Planned power capacity: about 8,000 MW.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

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3 documents from 3 sources.