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Nvidia may back $250B guarantee for OpenAI's 10GW Ohio data center
OpenAI is in advanced talks to lease SB Energy's 10 GW data center campus in Piketon, Ohio. Nvidia is reportedly discussing a $250 billion guarantee to back the financing, with an additional $350 billion deal to supply chips for the site. The massive campus would be one of the largest AI infrastructure projects ever.
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The eye-popping numbers suggest hyperscaler-level AI compute demand, but the financing structure—guarantees vs. direct investment—raises questions about risk allocation and whether this is more about securing Nvidia GPU orders than building a campus.
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Nvidia weighs $250 billion guarantee so OpenAI can lease SoftBank's 10-gigawatt Ohio campus, report claims — Nvidia also said to be discussing $350 billion deal to finance chips for the site →
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