ChipsThe story, in brief
OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy
Multi-gigawatt. OpenAI and SoftBank just locked in a 1.2 GW Texas data center to power Stargate—and it's just the first campus.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
OpenAI is securing physical infrastructure at scale to support next-generation model training and deployment. This partnership signals confidence in the Stargate initiative's compute demands and de-risks supply chains for multi-gigawatt power delivery—a critical bottleneck in AI scaling.
The key facts
5 to knowOpenAI and SoftBank Group partnership with SB Energy
Multi-gigawatt AI data center campuses planned
1.2 GW Texas facility announced
Supporting Stargate initiative
Published January 9, 2026
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
Publisher excerpt: OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy to develop multi-gigawatt AI data center campuses, including a 1.2 GW Texas facility supporting the Stargate initiative.