Nvidia Backs $105 Billion Ohio AI Data Center Campus for OpenAI Lease

Nvidia has agreed to back an enormous new data center campus in Ohio that OpenAI will lease, with the chipmaker’s support capped at as much as $105 billion. The project, being developed by SB Energy in Pike County, is expected to provide up to about 8 gigawatts of computing capacity, making it one of the largest AI infrastructure buildouts ever announced. The deal matters because it shows how far major technology companies are going to secure the power, land and financing needed to expand artificial intelligence, while also highlighting the huge energy demands such a facility will place on the region.