On Wednesday (October 23) local time, OpenAI and Oracle... With hyperscale data centers Vantage Data Centers, a campus provider, announced plans to build a data center campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin, as part of the "Stargate" project, which aims to develop global artificial intelligence . Maintain a leading position in the competition.
This project is part of an AI infrastructure plan announced by OpenAI and Oracle in July. At that time, the two companies announced an agreement to develop an additional 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity in the United States, further expanding their cooperation in the field of AI infrastructure.
The new Wisconsin project, named Lighthouse, is a $15 billion investment that includes the construction of four state-of-the-art data centers that will provide approximately 1,000 megawatts (1 gigawatt) of computing power to support artificial intelligence operations. It is expected to be completed in 2028.
The project is expected to create more than 4,000 jobs during the construction phase; once completed, it will create more than 1,000 permanent jobs and thousands of temporary jobs.
Furthermore, it's worth noting that the project will utilize 100% zero-emission energy. Vantage is reportedly driving the development of new zero-emission energy capacity in Wisconsin, including solar power. Wind energy and batteries Energy storage Of the total energy production capacity, 70% will be allocated to the Lighthouse campus, 30% will be provided to all consumers in Wisconsin, and the remaining energy consumption of the campus will be matched annually by purchasing renewable energy sources.
"Stargate"
Participants in the "Stargate" project include Japanese technology company SoftBank Group, OpenAI, Oracle , and Microsoft. Technology companies such as OpenAI. In September of this year, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank jointly announced that they will build five new artificial intelligence data centers in the United States, with a total investment of more than $400 billion over the next three years and a computing power of nearly 7 gigawatts, with the ultimate goal of expanding to 10 gigawatts.
Specifically, OpenAI and Oracle will build three new sites in Shackelford County, Texas; Doa Ana County, New Mexico; and an undisclosed location in the Midwestern United States; while OpenAI and SoftBank and its affiliates will build two more sites in Lordstown, Ohio, and Milam County, Texas.
With OpenAI’s first site already launched and operational in Abilene, Texas, and its collaboration with CoreWeave, the entire Stargate project is expected to achieve a computing power of nearly 7 gigawatts within the next three years.
Regarding the new data center project in Port Washington, Wisconsin, Peter Hoeschele, Vice President of Industrial Computing at OpenAI, noted, “Expanding Stargate to Wisconsin is another important step toward building infrastructure that will help ensure everyone can benefit from artificial intelligence. The project will create good jobs, advance zero-emission energy, and boost the local economy, while expanding capacity without increasing local consumer rates.”
Mahesh Thiagarajan, Executive Vice President of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, stated, "We will continue to rapidly expand our cloud capacity to meet the growing demands of artificial intelligence. Oracle's high-performance, secure, and cost-effective AI infrastructure is driving a new era of innovation that will solidify the United States' leadership in global AI."
(Article source: CLS)
