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Stargate Lordstown

Under Construction

SoftBank / OpenAI · Lordstown, OH

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

Summary

Stargate Lordstown by SoftBank / OpenAI in Lordstown, OH is planned at 300 MW and about $3 billion, and is under construction, with a 2027 target as of October 2026. It ranks 50th of 56 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 0.3% of the 106.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is press or analyst reported; the investment figure is third-party analyst estimate. 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

300 MW

Press or analyst reported

Announced investment

$3 billion

Third-party analyst estimate

Status

Under construction

As of October 2026

Target year

2027

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis
Press or analyst reported
Investment basis
Third-party analyst estimate
Nearest high-voltage transmission
The campus sits 0.7 miles from the nearest 345 kV transmission line, owned by American Transmission Systems, Inc., per HIFLD transmission data current to September 2023, computed 2026-10-02. 7 line segments rated 230 kV or higher pass within 5 miles of the campus, the highest at 345 kV. Source: HIFLD
Location basis
Campus footprint identified. The coordinate marks the campus, so distance facts on this page are measured from it. Location source: Wikipedia.
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
Epoch AI, April 2026
Last verified
, dataset version 2026-10-03. Re-checked whenever the project list is refreshed.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Stargate site at the former Lordstown Motors plant, mostly a SoftBank and Foxconn modular equipment factory with under 300 MW of compute. The 1.5 GW previously listed combined Lordstown with Milam County.

Location

Site
Lordstown, OH
Coordinates
41.15, -80.88
State directory
Data centers in Ohio (91 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Ohio

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Stargate Lordstown (Lordstown, OH). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-10-03. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/stargate-lordstown

@misc{malachienergy_stargate_lordstown_2026,
  author = {Rein, Malachi},
  title = {Stargate Lordstown (Lordstown, OH)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-10-03. Capacity basis: Press or analyst reported. Investment basis: Third-party analyst estimate.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/stargate-lordstown}
}

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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: press or analyst reported. Investment basis: third-party analyst estimate. Dataset version . Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.