OpenAI's New Data Centers Will Draw More Power Than the Entirety of New York City, Sam Altman Says

business • 9/28/2025

OpenAI's planned AI data center projects would consume as much as the entire city of New York City and San Diego combined.

Earlier this week, OpenAI announced a “strategic partnership” with AI chipmaker Nvidia in which the duo of tech giants will build and deploy upwards of 10 gigawatts of AI data centers. Nvidia will invest up to $100 billion in the project, an enormous... [2973 chars]