OpenAI just broke ground on a 1GW AI data center campus in Michigan.
Rohan Paul Twitter · Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai) · 2026-06-01
OpenAI breaks ground on a 1GW AI data center campus called The Barn in Michigan as part of the Stargate initiative, committing to self-funded energy infrastructure and closed-loop cooling to avoid costs to local ratepayers.
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- OpenAI has broken ground on a 1GW AI data center campus in Michigan named The Barn.
- The Barn is part of OpenAI's Stargate infrastructure initiative.
- OpenAI will fund its own required energy infrastructure rather than passing costs to local ratepayers.
- The facility will use closed-loop cooling technology.
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OpenAI just broke ground on a 1GW AI data center campus in Michigan. The project, called The Barn, is part of Stargate. OpenAI says the project will pay for its own required energy infrastructure, avoid passing costs to local ratepayers, and use closed-loop cooling.