Stargate Lordstown

AI data center in Lordstown, Ohio, operated by SoftBank.

SoftBank's Stargate site in Lordstown, Ohio. OpenAI said Lordstown and Milam County together could reach 1.5 GW within 18 months of September 2025.

Live power
— Nothing live yet
Planned power
— Not published
Status
Under construction First power not announced
Accelerators
— No audited count published

Power: what each source says

No site-specific MW published. OpenAI (2025-09-23): Lordstown + Milam County could scale to 1.5 GW combined within 18 months. Epoch AI infers ~300 MW for Lordstown and projects first operation ~2027-03 (estimate). Epoch satellite review, 2026-07-30: roofing mostly in place, nothing operational.

Figures labelled Epoch AI are estimates from satellite imagery, permits and filings. Company figures come from the operator, owner or its filings. IT power is what the servers draw; in Epoch AI’s figures for these campuses it runs about 15–35% below total facility power.

Tenants

OpenAI

Campus facts

Operator
SoftBank 1
Owner / developer
SoftBank 1
City
Lordstown 1
State / region
Ohio 1
Country
United States 1
First power
Not published
Chips
Not published
GPUs / accelerators
Not published
Cooling
Not published
Power source
Not published
Coordinates
41.17° N, 80.86° W (town level)
Verified

Sources

  1. DCD: OpenAI announces five more US Stargate data centers with Oracle and SoftBank accessed 2026-11-09
  2. Business Journal Daily: Preparation work begins on Lordstown data center accessed 2026-11-09
  3. Epoch AI, AI data centers dataset (CC-BY 4.0, updated 2026-11-06) (licence: CC BY 4.0) accessed 2026-11-09