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Read OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio
OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy on US Department of Energy land at the Portsmouth Site in Pike County. The project, backed by S...

OpenAI in Early Talks for 10GW Data Center Lease in Ohio

June 10, 2026 OpenAI

OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease a proposed 10GW data center in Ohio being developed by SB Energy on US Department of Energy land at the Portsmouth Site in Pike County. The project, backed by SoftBank Group, could be built in phases starting with an 800MW first stage expected in 2028, with...

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Read OpenAI Reshuffles Leadership Amid Data Center Strategy Reset
OpenAI Reshuffles Leadership Amid Data Center Strategy Reset

OpenAI Reshuffles Leadership Amid Data Center Strategy Reset

March 18, 2026 OpenAI

OpenAI has reorganized its leadership as it shifts toward leasing more AI capacity from cloud providers. The company is still pursuing its global Stargate data center buildout with Oracle and SoftBank, but recent reports suggest it may scale back expansion plans in favor of rented infrastructure....

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Read OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India
OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India

OpenAI Teams up with Tata to Expand Data Center Capacity in India

February 19, 2026 OpenAI

TCS’ HyperVault unit and OpenAI have agreed to a multi-year partnership to develop AI infrastructure in India. In the initial phase, TCS will develop AI infrastructure with 100MW of capacity, with an option to scale to 1GW.Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI, said: “India is already leading the way in AI...

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Read New Era Plans 7GW AI Facility in Lea County, New Mexico
New Era Plans 7GW AI Facility in Lea County, New Mexico

New Era Plans 7GW AI Facility in Lea County, New Mexico

November 06, 2025 New Mexico

New Era Energy & Digital has signed a land option purchase agreement for around 3,500 acres in Lea County, New Mexico, with plans to develop an up to 7GW AI data center campus powered by natural gas and nuclear energy.According to New Era, the Lea County location was selected due to its...

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Read Stack Joins Multi-Billion-Dollar Data Center Project in New Mexico
Stack Joins Multi-Billion-Dollar Data Center Project in New Mexico

Stack Joins Multi-Billion-Dollar Data Center Project in New Mexico

August 30, 2025 New Mexico

Stack this week announced its role in Project Jupiter, a proposed large data center campus in Doña Ana County. Stack is collaborating with BorderPlex Digital Assets, with the two companies aiming to invest up to $165 billion over the entire project. Stack hasn’t detailed its exact role in the...

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Read Zenith Obtains Planning Approval for 1.24GW Data Center Project
Zenith Obtains Planning Approval for 1.24GW Data Center Project

Zenith Obtains Planning Approval for 1.24GW Data Center Project

August 27, 2025 New Mexico

US energy infrastructure developer Zenith Volts has been granted approval from the Chaves County Commission for a 300-acre data center project designed to support 1.24GW or more of power capacity. The entire site will span 8,500 acres and integrate advanced power solutions, including on-site...

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Read Meta, XGS Signs 150MW Geothermal Deal in New Mexico
Meta, XGS Signs 150MW Geothermal Deal in New Mexico

Meta, XGS Signs 150MW Geothermal Deal in New Mexico

June 14, 2025 New Mexico

Social network firm Meta has signed an agreement with enhanced geothermal energy firm XGS Energy to support the development and deployment of a 150MW project in New Mexico.This project is expected to supply energy to the PNM electrical grid and power Meta’s data center portfolio across New...

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Read Los Alamos Lab unveils Venado supercomputer
Los Alamos Lab unveils Venado supercomputer

Los Alamos Lab unveils Venado supercomputer

April 16, 2024 New Mexico

The Venado supercomputer has been launched at Los Alamos National Laboratory. This is a system which consists of 2,560 direct, liquid-cooled Nvidia Grace Hopper Superchips; 920 Nvidia Grace CPU Superchips, each of which contains 144 Arm cores; and is networked with HPE Slingshot 11 interconnect....

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