Nvidia to provide up to $105 billion guarantee for OpenAI's Ohio data center
NVDA•Broader AI infrastructure spending
The deal is the latest example of Nvidia financing the infrastructure built around its chips, a strategy that helps drive demand but has also raised questions about circular funding flows between the chip giant and its customers.
Leading tech firms are increasingly tying together chips, power and data center development as they race to meet soaring AI demand, while aging grids, lengthy approval processes and scarce land and power capacity constrain new projects.
SoftBank and SB Energy plan to build at least 10 GW of new power generation and invest $4.2 billion in new regional grid infrastructure through a partnership with AEP Ohio AEP.O.
The project is expected to create about through and about , the ChatGPT maker said.
