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Nvidia backs OpenAI's $105B Ohio data center with massive guarantee · 4 sources tracked

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Nvidia has agreed to provide a substantial financial guarantee of up to $105 billion to support OpenAI's lease of a massive data center in Ohio. This deal, developed by SoftBank-backed SB Energy, includes Nvidia investing $1.5 billion in SB Energy and becoming the exclusive chip supplier for the facility. The data center is slated to have a capacity of up to 8 gigawatts, with initial operations beginning in 2028, and OpenAI has secured a 20-year lease for the site. This arrangement highlights the increasing integration of chip manufacturing, power, and data center development to meet the escalating demand for AI. AI

IMPACT This deal signals a new level of capital commitment for AI infrastructure, potentially accelerating AI development and deployment by securing critical compute resources.

RANK_REASON Significant infrastructure financing deal involving major tech players to support AI demand.

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Nvidia backs OpenAI's $105B Ohio data center with massive guarantee · 4 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [6]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · Reuters ·

    Nvidia to provide up to US$105 billion guarantee for OpenAI’s Ohio data centre

    Nvidia has agreed to ⁠guarantee as much as US$105 billion ⁠in lease payments to help ⁠OpenAI secure a sprawling data centre in Ohio being developed by SoftBank-backed SB Energy, in one of the chipmaker’s largest infrastructure financing commitments. The chip giant will also inves…

  2. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Maximilian Schreiner ·

    OpenAI signs record Ohio data center lease with Nvidia backing up to $105 billion

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="1080" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/partner-promo-pack-logo-lockup-openai-sbenergy-5590550_-press-1920x1080-1.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1920" /></p> <p> O…

  3. Data Center Knowledge TIER_1 English(EN) · Shane Snider ·

    Nvidia Backs OpenAI’s Ohio Data Center Buildout With $105B Guarantee

    The chipmaker is tying its financial support to long-lived infrastructure and the residual value of the hardware that will run on it.

  4. AI Business TIER_1 English(EN) · Graham Hope ·

    Nvidia to Back OpenAI Data Center With $105B Investment

    The financing and infrastructure role puts the AI vendor at the center of another multibillion-dollar data center project.

  5. Email — AI Tool Report TIER_1 English(EN) · bounces+ih153xut7vd5diz4y5mt=kill-the-newsletter.com@bh.mail.beehiiv.com (bounces+ih153xut7vd5diz4y5mt=kill-the-newsletter.com@bh.mail.beehiiv.com) ·

    ⚡️ Nvidia backs $105B Ohio deal

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  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 OpenAI Announces Massive Data Center In Ohio With $105 Billion Nvidia Guarantee OpenAI has signed a 10-year lease for an enormous Ohio data center that will e

    📰 OpenAI Announces Massive Data Center In Ohio With $105 Billion Nvidia Guarantee OpenAI has signed a 10-year lease for an enormous Ohio data center that will eventually provide 8 gigawatts of computing capacity and require at least 10 gigawatts of new power generation. Accordin.…

    LINKS news.slashdot.org/…/openai-announces-mass…

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