Proposed sitesMap

Proposed-site record

Open AI/ SoftBank \

OpenAI selected SB Energy to build and operate the Milam County site, whose first phase is in construction. The 1.2 GW initial lease/buildout and separate 1,500 MW dataset figure remain project-scale context; no energized or IT-load capacity is established.

Under constructionconfirmedMedium concern

Site Snapshot

Location
Burlington, Milam County, Texas
Operator / sponsor
OpenAI / SB Energy
Status / stage
Under construction · under construction
Scale
1,500 MW reported; initial 1,200 MW data-center site; Mega campus (>1,000 MW); 548,950 sq ft; 595 acres
Reported project context; confirm whether any MW figure is requested, approved, energized, IT load, generation, or ultimate buildout before comparing it with another record.Capacity reading: Project-scale context · MW type not established · Proposed floor area · Site area

Compute Workload

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Undisclosed / unknownUnknown

No source-backed workload, customer, hardware, or training/inference allocation is attached to this record yet.

Workload classification remains unknown in the reviewed record.

Public Money

OpenAI and SoftBank each announced a $500 million investment in SB Energy's platform; this is platform investment, not proof of project spending or public subsidy. The dataset's $3 billion project-cost field remains separately unverified.

Source links for this fieldbizjournals.comOpen AI Milam County Data Center Sb Energy Softbanwfmj.comLordstown Part Of Mammoth Dollar500 Billion Artificial Intelligence Data Center ProjectData Center DynamicsOpenai Stargates Milam Texas Freebird Data Center To Span 548950 sq ft In First PhaseOpenAIOpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy

Water

Water source, cooling method, withdrawal permits, and wastewater impacts need local sourcing.

Power

OpenAI and SB Energy describe a 1.2 GW initial data-center lease/buildout in Milam County and planned new generation to support the site. The dataset's 1,500 MW remains reported project-scale context, separate from energized or IT-load capacity.

Source links for this fieldData Center DynamicsOpenai Stargates Milam Texas Freebird Data Center To Span 548950 sq ft In First PhaseOpenAIOpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energybizjournals.comOpen AI Milam County Data Center Sb Energy Softbanwfmj.comLordstown Part Of Mammoth Dollar500 Billion Artificial Intelligence Data Center Project

Bloom / Fuel Cells

No fuel-cell or Bloom Energy source is attached to this project yet.

NDA / Secrecy

No NDA reported

Missing NDA / secrecy, WaterFields with source leads: Public money, Power
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Sources and Leads

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bizjournals.comOpen AI Milam County Data Center Sb Energy Softbanwfmj.comLordstown Part Of Mammoth Dollar500 Billion Artificial Intelligence Data Center ProjectData Center DynamicsOpenai Stargates Milam Texas Freebird Data Center To Span 548950 sq ft In First PhaseOpenAIOpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB EnergySB EnergyMilam Data CenterFracTracker AllianceOpen U.S. Data Centers TrackerArcGIS source rowOpen AI/ SoftBank \