DOE unveils 10-gigawatt Ohio data center, gas-powered energy plan
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Key Points:
- The U.S. Department of Energy announced a public-private partnership to develop a 10-gigawatt data center with up to 10 gigawatts of new power generation, including 9.2 gigawatts from natural gas, at the decommissioned Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio.
- The project, branded as the "PORTS Technology Campus," involves a $4.2 billion investment in grid upgrades and transmission lines by SoftBank’s SB Energy and AEP Ohio, aiming to support AI technology development without raising customer electricity rates.
- This initiative is part of the U.S.-Japan Strategic Trade and Investment Agreement and includes $33.3 billion in Japanese funding, with collaboration among SoftBank, OpenAI
