OpenAI is a tracked ai lab in the Compute Institute project database holding 11 roles across 10 projects in 6 jurisdictions (Argentina, Australia, US — Iowa (MISO), US — Rest of US (composite), US — Texas (ERCOT) and United Arab Emirates), a combined 8,202 MW of tracked capacity exposure. Every role below is backed by cited source documents.
Every tracked role this entity holds on a project. Each row derives from cited claims; sources are listed below.
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Project
|
Role
|
Status
|
Capacity
|
Committed capital
|
Jurisdiction
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vantage Data Centers Frontier (Shackelford County / Stargate) | 1,400 MW | — | US — Texas (ERCOT) | ||
| Stargate Abilene (Crusoe campus) | 1,200 MW | — | US — Texas (ERCOT) | ||
| Stargate Milam County (OpenAI / SB Energy) | 1,200 MW | — | US — Texas (ERCOT) | ||
| Stargate Milam County (OpenAI / SB Energy) | 1,200 MW | — | US — Texas (ERCOT) | ||
| Stargate Michigan - The Barn (Saline Township) | 1,000 MW | — | US — Rest of US (composite) | ||
| Stargate New Mexico - Project Jupiter (Dona Ana County) | 1,000 MW | — | US — Rest of US (composite) | ||
| Stargate UAE (Abu Dhabi) | 1,000 MW | — | United Arab Emirates | ||
| Stargate Wisconsin - Vantage Lighthouse (Port Washington) | 902 MW | — | US — Rest of US (composite) | ||
| Stargate Argentina (Patagonia) | 500 MW | — | Argentina | ||
| Microsoft West Des Moines Data Centers | — | — | US — Iowa (MISO) | ||
| NEXTDC S7 Eastern Creek (OpenAI Stargate Australia) | — | — | Australia |
Canonical claims backing this entity record and its project roles, from cited source documents graded on the E1 (strongest) – E5 (weakest) evidence ladder.
Microsoft Source · Sep 8, 2023 · backs: role
https://news.microsoft.com/source/features/ai/west-des-moines-iowa-ai-supercomputer/
NEXTDC · Dec 5, 2025 · backs: role
https://www.nextdc.com/news/building-the-next-generation-of-sovereign-ai-infrastructure-in-australia
Data Center Dynamics · May 22, 2025 · backs: role
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/crusoe-secures-116bn-in-debt-and-equity-for-openais-stargate-data-center-campus-in-abilene-texas/
Semafor · Oct 17, 2025 · backs: role
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/17/2025/massive-stargate-uae-data-center-takes-shape
Vantage Data Centers · Oct 22, 2025 · backs: role
https://vantage-dc.com/news/openai-oracle-and-vantage-data-centers-announce-stargate-data-center-site-in-wisconsin/
CNBC · Jan 9, 2026 · backs: role
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/09/openai-and-softbank-group-announce-1-billion-investment-in-sb-energy-.html
DCD · backs: role
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/vantage-breaks-ground-on-texas-gigawatt-data-center-campus-for-openai/
El Paso Matters · Sep 25, 2025 · backs: role
https://elpasomatters.org/2025/09/25/stargate-open-ai-oracle-project-jupiter-data-center-dona-ana-new-mexico-el-paso-texas/
CNBC · Jun 1, 2026 · backs: role
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/stargate-project-michigan-live-updates.html
openai.com · backs: role
https://openai.com/index/introducing-stargate-argentina/