{"id":32547,"date":"2025-09-29T21:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/tech-giants-unveil-5-new-data-center-sites\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T21:25:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T04:25:37","slug":"tech-giants-unveil-5-new-data-center-sites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/tech-giants-unveil-5-new-data-center-sites\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech giants unveil 5 new data center sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1759178228\/news\/text_to_speech\/stargate-5-new-data-center-sites_kijzvm.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Dive Brief:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>OpenAI, SoftBank and Oracle unveiled <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/five-new-stargate-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>five new data center sites<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Texas, New Mexico, Ohio and the Midwest, which puts the Stargate initiative ahead of schedule to hit its $500 billion, 10-gigawatt goal by the end of 2025, according to a Sept. 23 news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The projects bring Stargate\u2019s pipeline to nearly 7 gigawatts of planned capacity and more than $400 billion in investment, and underscores the scale of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-earnings-roundup-data-centers\/757981\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>artificial intelligence-driven construction<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. More than 300 sites have been proposed for consideration since January, according to the news release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The initiative dovetails with the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/trump-executive-order-fast-data-center-construction\/754056\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Trump administration\u2019s efforts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> to fast-track permitting and boost electricity generation for AI infrastructure. Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk said the company is ramping up its cloud infrastructure footprint \u201cat an unrivaled pace\u201d in the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dive Insight:<\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The news is a significant development for contractors with work in the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/construction-backlog-confidence-abc\/757469\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>AI-infrastructure buildout<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Stargate\u2019s scope has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/tech-giants-500-billion-for-data-centers\/737952\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ballooned since its January launch<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. For contractors, that means a surge in data center construction opportunities, particularly in regions such as Texas where multiple sites are moving forward.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For example, a facility in Milam County, Texas, will provide powered infrastructure for a fast-build data center site, and will be developed in partnership with SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company. That\u2019s in addition to another site in Shackelford County, Texas, which the firm is developing in partnership with Oracle. In Lordstown, Ohio, SoftBank and OpenAI broke ground on an advanced data center design. The project is on track to be operational next year, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>That speed-to-market will be needed to spur investment in American AI infrastructure. The new Stargate sites will join the flagship campus in Abilene, Texas, which is already up and running, delivering the first Nvidia GB200 racks in June, according to the release.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cAI can only fulfill its promise if we build the compute to power it,\u201d said Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, in the release. \u201cWe\u2019re already making historic progress.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/stargate-5-new-data-center-sites\/761424\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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