OpenAI coordinates Stargate capacity through cloud, development and finance partners. Ownership and operating roles differ by site.
Dated commitments & changes
construction update
Oracle reports a construction labor milestone at The Barn
Oracle reported that workers had reached a cumulative construction milestone at the Saline Township campus.
1,000,000 hoursCumulative union craft hourscompany reported labor inputThe Barn construction to the disclosed milestonestatedOracle / Josh Pitcock ↗
Saline Township, Michiganunder construction
Sources and context
The milestone occurred before publication; the exact achievement day is not disclosed. Craft hours are labor input, not a job count or proof of operating capacity.
DNR records construction permit 25-MIN-094 and initial operation permit 24618528A-F01 for 45 diesel emergency generators at Vantage's Port Washington campus.
OpenAI and its partners held a groundbreaking celebration for The Barn. Oracle reported that campus construction was already underway.
1 GWCampus capacityplanned data center capacityThe Barn campus, OpenAI announcementstatedOpenAI ↗
Saline Township, Michiganunder construction
Sources and context
The event date is the ceremony, not the start of all physical work. Related Digital develops the campus; Oracle supplies cloud infrastructure; OpenAI is the compute customer. Blackstone-affiliated funds and PIMCO-managed financing are distinct from the operator. Utility supply requirements may differ from the stated compute capacity.
United States; Stargate portfoliocapacity secured company reported
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Secured capacity includes future infrastructure and cannot be treated as operating capacity. The portfolio figure overlaps individual Stargate sites and partner commitments; it cannot be added to them.
Oracle said two buildings were fully operational, the remaining campus was on track and leasing for its additional 4.5 GW OpenAI commitment was complete.
Abilene, Texaspartially operational company report
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Oracle published the post at 10:40 PM Eastern on March 8, which was March 9 in UTC. The 4.5 GW figure describes leasing across multiple sites, rather than Abilene's operating capacity. Oracle's statement does not negate Katti's account of redirecting an incremental expansion.
