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PORTS-Pike Technology Campus

Announced

SB Energy / OpenAI / NVIDIA · Piketon, OH

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version

Summary

PORTS-Pike Technology Campus by SB Energy / OpenAI / NVIDIA in Piketon, OH is planned at 8.0 GW and about $33 billion, and is announced, with a 2028 target as of September 2026. It ranks 2nd of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 7.3% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is on-site power plant cost only. Confidence is low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate. Malachi.Energy tracks 3 mega projects in Ohio in total.

Key figures

Planned capacity

8.0 GW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$33 billion

On-site power plant cost only

Status

Announced

As of September 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Developer disclosed
Investment basis
On-site power plant cost only
Confidence
Low: the project is proposed without permits, or the capacity is an estimate.
Counted in headline totals
Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source
GlobeNewswire, August 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

8 GW AI campus on the former Portsmouth uranium enrichment site, leased to OpenAI for 20 years and guaranteed by NVIDIA (August 2026), with 10 GW of new gas generation. Ceremonial groundbreaking March 2026; no permits or PJM filing yet. The $33B figure is the gas plant alone; campus cost is undisclosed.

Location

Site
Piketon, OH
Coordinates
39.03, -83.01
State directory
Data centers in Ohio (91 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Ohio

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). PORTS-Pike Technology Campus (Piketon, OH). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/ports-pike-piketon-oh

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  title = {PORTS-Pike Technology Campus (Piketon, OH)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: On-site power plant cost only.},
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: on-site power plant cost only. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.