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Piketon, Pike County, OH39.066, -83.016

PORTS Technology Campus, Piketon

Under ConstructionData Center

SB Energy (SoftBank)

Piketon, Pike County, OH

Verification68/100

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DOE public-private buildout on the former Portsmouth (PORTS) uranium-enrichment site in Pike County, billed as the world's largest AI data center. Pairs a proposed ~10 GW AI campus with a 9.2 GW on-site natural-gas plant ($33.3B) and $4.2B in AEP transmission upgrades. Groundbreaking March 20, 2026. Anchors an emerging southern-Ohio power/AI node beyond the New Albany cluster.

Investment$33.3B
Power demand10,000 MW
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Serving utilityAEP Ohio

Development stage

  1. Site Selection
  2. Pre-Construction
  3. Permitting
  4. Construction

Project timeline

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  1. Interconnection study updateUtility+5 evidence

    Load-study milestone advanced in the regional interconnection queue for the Piketon site.

    Jul 18, 2026RTO queue
  2. PORTS campus groundbreakingAnnouncement+6 evidence

    SB Energy and the DOE broke ground on the Portsmouth-site AI campus with a paired 9.2GW gas plant and $4.2B AEP transmission upgrades.

    Mar 20, 2026US DOE

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