OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy
OpenAI News加州雷德伍德城，2026年1月9日 — 软银旗下的 SB Energy 今天宣布与 OpenAI 建立战略合作伙伴关系，作为 Stargate 计划在美国推进下一代人工智能与能源基础设施建设的重要一环。此次投资延续了今年一月在 White House 发布的 $500 billion Stargate 承诺。
为支持该合作并应对 AI 计算需求的快速增长， OpenAI 与 SoftBank Group 各向 SB Energy 投资 5 亿美元，合计 10 亿美元。 OpenAI 同时已选择 SB Energy 建设并运营此前宣布的位于米拉姆县的 1.2 GW 数据中心站点（ Milam County ），这是其初期数据中心扩建的一部分。该项股本注资将助力 SB Energy 成为大规模数据中心园区及配套能源基础设施的主要开发与执行伙伴。 SB Energy 目前正在开发数个多吉瓦级数据中心园区，首批设施已开工，预计自 2026 年起逐步投运。
OpenAI 联合创始人兼总裁 Greg Brockman 表示，“与 SB Energy 合作，结合他们在数据中心基础设施与能源开发方面的实力与 OpenAI 在数据中心工程领域的深厚专业，能更快、更可靠地通过大规模、高度优化的 AI 数据中心扩展算力。”
SB Energy 联合首席执行官 Rich Hossfeld 则称，“与 OpenAI 的战略合作将加速我们按 Stargate 所需规模交付先进的 AI 数据中心园区及配套能源基础设施，保障美国的 AI 未来。我们感谢长期支持者 SoftBank Group 及新伙伴 OpenAI 对我们平台、团队与长期愿景的投资。”
作为交易的一部分， OpenAI、 SoftBank Group 与 SB Energy 还建立了非排他性的优先合作模式，拟将 OpenAI 的一方数据中心设计与 SB Energy 在速度、成本控制及能源一体化交付方面的成熟经验结合，开发面向大规模 AI 的定制化基础设施。在每个项目中， SB Energy 与 OpenAI 将通过提供高薪岗位、职业培训与电网现代化等方式向所在社区投资，带来可持续的经济增长。
位于米拉姆县的 Milam County Data Center 预计将创造数千个建筑岗位。 OpenAI 与 SB Energy 在设计上尽量减少用水，并计划新增发电能力以满足数据中心能源需求，同时保护德州电费承担者的利益。此外， SB Energy 还从 Ares 获得了 8 亿美元的 Redeemable Preferred Equity，以进一步支持公司的成长。
- SoftBank Group and OpenAI invest $1 billion in SB Energy to support its growth as a leading development and execution partner for data center campuses
- OpenAI signs 1.2 GW data center lease for initial data center buildout
- SB Energy will become a major customer of OpenAI, leveraging its APIs and deploying ChatGPT for its employees
- SB Energy additionally secured $800 million of Redeemable Preferred Equity from Ares to further support the company’s growth
Redwood City, CA, Jan. 9, 2026—SB Energy, a SoftBank Group company, announced today a strategic partnership with OpenAI as part of Stargate, marking a significant step forward in the build out of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) and energy infrastructure in the United States. The investment builds on the $500 billion Stargate commitment announced in January at the White House.
To support the partnership and as demand for AI compute accelerates, OpenAI and SoftBank Group are each investing $500 million into SB Energy. OpenAI has also selected SBE to build and operate its previously-announced 1.2 GW data center site in Milam County. The equity funding supports SB Energy’s growth as a leading development and execution partner for data center campuses and associated energy infrastructure. SB Energy is currently developing several multi-gigawatt data center campuses, with initial facilities under construction and expected to enter service starting in 2026.
OpenAI co-founder and President Greg Brockman said, “Partnering with SB Energy brings together their strength in data center infrastructure and energy development and OpenAI’s deep domain expertise in data center engineering. The result is a fast, reliable way to scale compute through large, highly optimized AI data centers.”
SB Energy co-CEO Rich Hossfeld said, “SB Energy’s strategic partnership with OpenAI accelerates our delivery of advanced AI data center campuses and associated energy infrastructure at the scale required to advance Stargate and secure America’s AI future. We are grateful for our longstanding sponsor SoftBank Group and new partner OpenAI for their investment in our platform, our team, and our long-term vision.”
As part of this transaction, OpenAI, SoftBank Group, and SB Energy have also formed a non-exclusive preferred partnership to develop a new model for data center builds that brings together OpenAI’s first-party data center design with SB Energy’s proven expertise in speed, cost discipline, and integrated energy delivery to deliver purpose-built AI infrastructure at scale. With each project, SB Energy and OpenAI will invest in communities through well-paying jobs, workforce development, and grid modernization to deliver durable economic growth for partner communities.
The Milam County Data Center will create thousands of construction jobs. OpenAI and SB Energy have designed the data center to minimize water usage, and plan to build new generation to support the Milam County Data Center’s energy needs and protect Texas ratepayers.
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