Nvidia, SoftBank, US Back Largest US Fossil-Fuel Plant for Ohio OpenAI Project
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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 23
Nvidia, SoftBank, US Back Largest US Fossil-Fuel Plant for Ohio OpenAI Project
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 23
Summary
Nvidia this week joined SoftBank and the US government to build what the report describes as the nation’s largest fossil-fuel plant for an OpenAI-linked project in Ohio.
The deal follows Trump administration pressure on tech companies to supply their own power as AI data centers strain local grids and push electricity prices higher.
Critics say self-supplied generation will not solve the biggest cost pressures—transmission, distribution and system readiness—and could create a lightly regulated “shadow grid” outside normal oversight.
The Ohio project fits a broader buildout in which hyperscalers are pairing giant data-center campuses with dedicated power assets; Amazon is also building a Texas gas plant expected to become the biggest US source of power-related emissions.