OpenAI Begins Phase 1 of 200 MW, 980,000 Sq. Ft. Stargate Project

Quick Summary:

• OpenAI’s Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas is under construction with Phase 1 featuring two buildings totaling 980,000 sq. ft. and over 200 MW power capacity, projected for completion by teh first half of 2025.
• Phase 2 will add six more buildings, expanding the campus to eight buildings covering 4 million sq. ft. with a total power capacity of 1.2 GW; completion expected by mid-2026.
• The site will house up to 400,000 Nvidia GB200 GPUs in its full design but plans currently account for installing only 16,000 GPUs by summer 2025 and reaching up to 64,000 GPUs by late 2026.
• openai plans further expansion within the U.S., aiming at five to ten campuses in multiple states capable of supporting over 1 GW each**, along with international explorations in the UK< france.< Germany plus ial collaborations developing ai __)

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