NVIDIA Secures Exclusive PORTS-Pike AI Compute with OpenAI, SB Energy
Aug 17, 2026, 8:35 AM EDT6 sourcesAI-analyzed
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The exclusive hosting arrangement with a long-term lease and a sizable investment in partner infrastructure creates a credible, multi-year revenue stream for NVDA’s AI compute stack, likely improving backlog visibility, pricing power, and valuation. The OpenAI anchor user reduces demand risk, while the broad grid/energy build-out signals a scalable data-center corridor, potentially attracting further hyperscale commitments.
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NVIDIA secured land, power and shell capacity at PORTS-Pike in Ohio to host its AI factories, with OpenAI as the initial customer and SB Energy operating the data center under a 20-year lease. The deal includes a $1.5 billion NVIDIA investment in SB Energy, design of an 4.25 IT-GW deployment (expandable to 8 IT-GW), and large-scale grid upgrades totaling at least $4.2 billion, with online phases beginning in 2028. This establishes a long-term, high-visibility AI compute backbone that could meaningfully extend NVIDIA’s data-center backlog and revenue cadence.
NVIDIA becomes exclusive AI compute provider at PORTS-Pike; initial 4.25 IT-GW, option for 3.75 more.
OpenAI will be customer for 8 IT-GW; SB Energy to build/operate under 20-year lease.
NVIDIA to invest $1.5B in SB Energy to back Pike County AI infrastructure.
Campus plans include 10 GW new energy generation and $4.2B in regional grid upgrades; online phased from 2028.
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