PORTS Technology Campus AI data center (Piketon)
Also called: Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant site, SB Energy Piketon
SoftBank's SB Energy plans a giant 10-gigawatt AI data center on the old uranium plant land near Piketon, with about 9 gigawatts of new gas power plants. The government says it will create 2,000 permanent jobs. It would be among the largest data centers in the country.
Where things stand: Groundbreaking was March 20, 2026. The first phase covers 189 acres of the federal Portsmouth Site.
🕒 Latest update (March 20, 2026): Federal officials and SoftBank's SB Energy broke ground on a 10-gigawatt AI data center and gas power plants at the Portsmouth Site.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFormer Portsmouth uranium enrichment plant (U.S. Department of Energy land) near Piketon, Piketon, Pike County
- 🏢 CompanySB Energy (SoftBank Group), on land leased from the U.S. Department of Energy
- 🏛️ Owned bySoftBank Group
- 🌳 Size189 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs10,000 megawatts (about as much as 8,000,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromUp to 10 gigawatts of new power plants, including 9.2 gigawatts of natural gas, built with AEP Ohio. About $4.2 billion in grid upgrades and new power lines.
- 🗼 New power linesYes
- 👷 Jobs promised2,000
❓ Still unanswered
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- Who will pay for the $4.2 billion in grid upgrades if the data center uses less power than planned? 🙋 I'll find out
- Where will the new gas plants and power lines go, and do they have air permits? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the campus use, and from where? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- March 20, 2026Federal officials and SoftBank's SB Energy broke ground on a 10-gigawatt AI data center and gas power plants at the Portsmouth Site.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Partnership ensures affordable energy powers AI future at Portsmouth Site · U.S. Department of Energy · March 24, 2026
- Trump officials announce 10-gigawatt data center, gas plants for former Ohio uranium site · AP via WTOP · March 20, 2026
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim result for Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant · OpenStreetMap contributors · Oct 7, 2026
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