NVIDIA는 오하이오주에 계획된 OpenAI의 8GW 규모 AI 데이터센터 캠퍼스 구축을 위해 SB Energy에 15억 달러를 투자하고 상당한 잔존가치 보증을 제공한다.

Nvidia will invest $1.5 billion in SoftBank-backed SB Energy and secure up to 8 gigawatts of AI computing capacity at an Ohio campus being built for OpenAI.

The agreement represents the latest effort by Nvidia to finance the broader ecosystem that consumes its chips—a strategy that has accelerated hardware demand while drawing scrutiny over circular funding flows between the chipmaker and its largest customers.

Leading technology firms are increasingly integrating chip procurement, power generation, and data center development as they race to secure the infrastructure required for increasingly power-intensive AI models.

Nvidia has secured land and power rights at Ohio’s PORTS-Pike Technology Campus for an AI data center utilizing its graphics processors and networking equipment, with an initial capacity of 4.25 gigawatts. In parallel, SB Energy and SoftBank plan to construct at least 10 gigawatts of new power generation capacity and invest $4.2 billion in Ohio’s grid infrastructure to support AI data center expansion.

Also backed by OpenAI, SB Energy develops large-scale power and data center infrastructure projects. Founded in 2019, the company is currently developing multiple data center campuses to meet surging demand driven by AI workloads.