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Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over project
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Global — Stephen Starr in Piketon, Ohio
Piketon datacenter promises to generate thousands of jobs, but environmental groups voice concern over project
On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI , Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.
Last March, the energy secretary, Chris Wright, the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick and a host of Japanese and other dignitaries briefly descended on Piketon to enthusiastically break ground on a project to build 8GW worth of AI computing power.
On a winding road tucked away behind forests in the Appalachian foothills of southern Ohio is where OpenAI , Nvidia and Japanese investors are set to spend $500bn on one of the largest artificial intelligence datacenters on the planet.
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Source: The Guardian · Stephen Starr in Piketon, Ohio. Published 26 Aug 2026, 12:00 pm.
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