OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank announced five new U.S. AI data center sites under Stargate, OpenAI's overarching AI infrastructure platform. The combined capacity from these five new sites, along with the flagship site in Abilene, Texas, and ongoing projects with CoreWeave, brings Stargate to nearly 7 gigawatts of planned capacity and over USD 400 billion in investment over the next three years.

This puts the companies on a clear path to securing the full USD 500 billion, 10-gigawatt commitment announced in January by the end of 2025, ahead of schedule.

Oracle Partnership Delivers Major Capacity Expansion

In July, OpenAI and Oracle entered an agreement to develop up to 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate capacity. This represents a partnership that exceeds USD 300 billion between the two companies over the next five years. Three new sites under this partnership are located in Shackelford County, Texas; Doña Ana County, New Mexico; and a site in the Midwest, which the companies expect to announce soon.

Combined with an additional potential expansion of 600 megawatts near the flagship Stargate site in Abilene, Texas, these sites can deliver over 5.5 gigawatts of capacity. Together, these Oracle-developed sites are expected to create over 25,000 onsite jobs and tens of thousands of additional jobs across the U.S. The companies are still evaluating additional sites.

SoftBank Partnership Focuses on Rapid Deployment

The other two Stargate sites announced can scale to 1.5 gigawatts over the next 18 months. These sites will be developed through a partnership between SoftBank and OpenAI that can scale to multiple gigawatts of AI infrastructure. One site is located in Lordstown, Ohio, where SoftBank has broken ground on an advanced data center design, which is on track to be operational next year.

The second site is located in Milam County, Texas, and will be developed in partnership with SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, which is providing powered infrastructure for a fast-build data center site. Together, these sites represent an important step in enabling faster deployment, greater scalability, and improved cost efficiency, making high-performance computing more widely accessible.

Nationwide Selection Process and Operational Progress

The five new sites were chosen through a rigorous nationwide process launched in January. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank reviewed over 300 proposals from more than 30 states. The announcement marks the first set of selections, with additional U.S. sites to come as the companies complete and surpass their initial commitment to invest USD 500 billion in U.S. AI infrastructure.

The new Stargate sites being developed by Oracle will join the flagship Stargate campus in Abilene, Texas, which is already operational on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and continues to progress rapidly. Oracle began delivering the first NVIDIA GB200 racks in June. OpenAI has already started early training and inference workloads, using this new capacity to advance the company's next-generation research.

Executive Statements and Government Support

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, stated: “AI can only fulfill its promise if we build the compute to power it. That compute is the key to ensuring everyone can benefit from AI and to unlocking future breakthroughs. We're already making historic progress toward that goal through Stargate and moving quickly not just to meet its initial commitment, but to lay the foundation for what comes next.”

Clay Magouyrk, CEO of Oracle, said: “Oracle's reliable, scalable, and secure AI infrastructure is helping OpenAI rapidly scale its business. To meet this enormous demand, we continue to expand OCI's footprint at an unrivaled pace to deliver the most performant and cost-effective AI training and inferencing.” Masayoshi Son, Chairman and CEO of SoftBank Group Corp, commented:

“Stargate is harnessing SoftBank's innovative data center design and energy expertise to deliver the scalable compute that powers AI's future. Together with OpenAI, Arm, and our Stargate partners, we are paving the way for a new era where AI advances humanity.” OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank first announced the USD 500 billion Stargate commitment in January at the White House alongside President Trump, as part of a broader push to spur investment in American AI infrastructure.

According to the announcement, thanks to President Trump's leadership and the policies of his Administration, this effort has advanced more quickly than expected and helped attract additional partners and momentum. Together with Oracle, SoftBank, and other partners, the companies are turning a USD 500 billion, 10-gigawatt commitment into large-scale physical infrastructure, jobs in communities across the country, and compute that will unlock the next generation of AI breakthroughs.

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