# OpenAI — OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-17T05:00:00+00:00
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Source: https://openai.com/index/openai-joins-ports-pike-project
- Record: https://forck.live/items/4142-openai-joins-ports-pike-project

OpenAI announces its participation in the PORTS-Pike project in Pike County, Ohio, including a partnership with SB Energy, NVIDIA, and the U.S. Department of Energy to develop a data center expected to create thousands of jobs and generate community investment, with details on infrastructure, water use, local hiring, and Codex credits for Ohio students.

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Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/openai-joins-ports-pike-project:

> OpenAI joins PORTS-Pike project

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