OpenAI Signs Record Ohio Data Center Lease with $105B Nvidia Backing
The Decoder · rss · 2026-08-17
OpenAI has signed a 20-year lease for an 8-gigawatt data center in Ohio. Nvidia is guaranteeing up to $105 billion for the facilities' residual value and becomes the exclusive chip supplier. The Wall Street Journal notes that nine tech companies now hold around $3 trillion in off-balance-sheet AI commitments.
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