OpenAI's Largest Infrastructure Plan Ever Revealed: Leasing a 10GW Super Data Center, Equivalent to 4.5 Times the Power Output of the Hoover Dam

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2026.06.10 12:27

OpenAI is negotiating to lease a super data center campus with a capacity of up to 10GW, with total investment potentially exceeding $500 billion, marking its largest computing power layout in history. Notably, NVIDIA intends to provide guarantees for the project's financing, further transforming from a chip supplier to a major "financier" of AI infrastructure. This move also signifies that OpenAI is shifting from relying on cloud providers to controlling its own computing lifeline

OpenAI is betting on an unprecedented infrastructure plan, attempting to control its own computing lifeline through leasing.