OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital will build a data centre campus of more than 1 gigawatt in Saline Township, Michigan, as part of their Stargate push to expand US artificial intelligence infrastructure capacity.
The announcement made on Thursday underscores the AI industry’s surging appetite for computing power, driven by the pursuit of technology capable of matching or surpassing human intelligence.
The companies said it was a multibillion-dollar investment, without disclosing the exact figure. Industry executives have said 1GW of computing power, enough to power roughly 750,000 US homes, can cost around US$50 billion.
The construction is slated to begin in early 2026.
The project is part of Oracle and OpenAI’s 4.5-GW Stargate expansion and, together with six other US sites, raises the infrastructure group’s planned capacity to more than 8GW and total investment to over US$450 billion in the next three years.
OpenAI said the move kept Stargate ahead of schedule to meet its US$500 billion, 10GW commitment. The start-up has shared few details on how it plans to fund the spending.
