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The data center project at the PORTS Technology Campus in Piketon, Ohio, is a massive computing development being custom-built by SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Located on a 3,700-acre decommissioned uranium enrichment site, the facility is designed for an unprecedented total capacity, with OpenAI slate to become the primary operational anchor tenant. Under a long-term lease, OpenAI will use the campus to train and deploy its next-generation artificial intelligence models. To support this massive computational load without impacting the local grid, SB Energy is spearheading the development of independent on-site natural gas generation, paired with additional power infrastructure.

Groundbreaking for the site occurred in March 2026, starting with an initial $10 billion phase. This first phase consists of four to six high-density buildings packed with Nvidia hardware and engineered using National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) liquid cooling specifications, which aim for a highly efficient 1.036 PUE. While physical construction of the first buildings is scheduled for completion in early 2028, full power activation through AEP Ohio transmission upgrades is projected for 2029.