Oracle and OpenAI expand Stargate project with 4.5 gigawatts of data center capacity, part of a $500 billion U.S. AI infrastructure investment creating over 100,000 jobs.

OpenAI has today confirmed the 4.5GW deal for Stargate data center capacity in the US, spread across the country. According to the companies, along with the Stargate I site in Abilene, Texas, OpenAI and Oracle will now have more than 5GW of data center capacity under development.

Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) and OpenAI, backed by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), have announced a partnership to build 4.5 gigawatts of additional Stargate data center capacity in the U.S., pushing total capacity under development to over 5GW.

Just over a year ago, Altman broke into the clay and sand of Abilene, Texas, to begin building the biggest data center in the world. The Stargate campus, when completed, would be about 60 acres larger than New York City’s Central Park. Construction of the campus’ first two buildings is scheduled to finish this summer.

On Tuesday, major artificial intelligence (AI) chip manufacturers, including Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:TSM),

The ambitious $500 billion Stargate Projectled by OpenAI, SoftBank (TYO:9984), and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)aimed at boosting U.S. artificial intelligence capabilities, is reportedly shifting focus to a smaller-scale

The first data center for a $500-billion artificial intelligence project arrives in small-town Texas, alongside a potentially harmful natural gas plant.

Oracle's executive chairman and CTO, Larry Ellison, is no stranger to property tax appeals himself. In 2008, he successfully lobbied San Mateo County to lower the value of his property, a 23-acre site with an 8,000-square-foot residence inspired by the country estate of a Japanese emperor. The county awarded him a $3 million tax break.

Who's picking up the tab again? AI hype man and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has convinced his buddies at Oracle to bring an additional 4.5 gigawatts of datacenter capacity online in the US as part of the startup's Stargate initiative.