OpenAI in Talks to Lease OH Data Center, Largest Gas Power in U.S.
In February, President Donald Trump unveiled a record-breaking $33 billion natural gas power plant in Piketon (Pike County), Ohio, to be operated by SB Energy, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank (see Trump Announces Largest-Ever U.S. Gas-Fired Plant Coming to Ohio). This 9.2-gigawatt facility—the largest in U.S. history—is designed to create thousands of jobs and support the surging energy needs of data centers and artificial intelligence applications. Several media sources are now reporting that OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, is in discussions to lease the data center that will be powered by the gas-fired power plant.To view this content, log into your member account. (Not a member? Join Today!)