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OpenAI Stargate Abilene

Operating + expandingAI campusCampusAbilene, Taylor County, Texas
90% profile completeness
74 claims from 13 sources
Current facility power
590 MW[1]
Likelyestimated
Planned capacity
1.18 GW[1]
LikelyestimatedDisputed
Floor area
4M sq ft[3]
Likely
Buildings (planned)
Confirmedderived
Capital cost / investment
$15.9B[1]
Likelyestimated
First operational
Sep 30, 2025[2]
ConfirmedDisputed

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection
Time to power
Remaining capacity: H1 2027 – H2 2028
Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction
Project verification
Verified operating
Operation documented by satellite imagery.
Current stage
Operational
Furthest stage with documented evidence
Utility · ISO
American Electric Power · ERCOT
Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced
1.2 GW[3]
Reported by Crusoe
Interconnection request
No record
Contracted / approved
No record
Under construction
590 MW[1]
Buildings 5–8 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)
Operational
590 MW[1]
Estimated from buildings observed operational
  • ⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.
AI evidence brief
Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.
How the time-to-power window was estimated
Evidence used
  • Current stage: Operational (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
  • Stated date: Stated completion date: 2026-06[3]
  • Date passed: The stated 2026-06 has passed without a confirmed energization record.[3]
  • Required: 1.2 GW
Assumptions
  • From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
  • The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.
Window: H1 2027 – H2 2028

Project verification

Development
  1. AnnouncedMar 18, 2025
    Company announcement
    • Mar 18, 2025 · Planned capacity reported: 1200 MW[3]
  2. Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
  3. Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
  4. Permittingimplied by a later stage
Grid interconnection
  1. Interconnection applicationMar 18, 2025
    Company announcement
    • Mar 18, 2025 · 1.2 GW grid interconnection[3]
  2. Feasibility study
  3. System impact study
  4. Facilities study
  5. Interconnection agreement / service contract
Build & energization
  1. Financing
  2. Under constructionMay 31, 2024
    Model estimate · Satellite imagery · Company announcement
    • May 31, 2024 · Reported status: under construction[1]
    • May 31, 2024 · Construction start[1]
    • May 31, 2024 · Land clearing begins for northern two buildings (Building 1-2)[1]
    • Jun 2024 · Construction start[2]
    • Jun 2024 · Construction start[3]
    • Sep 26, 2025 · Reported status: expanding[1]
  3. EnergizationSep 26, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Sep 26, 2025 · Building 1 is fully operational around this date. The first phase was "live" on September 30 according a Crusoe [announcement](https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-annou[1]
    • Dec 24, 2025 · Building 2 is fully operational. This exact date corresponds to the expected completion date of "Four (4) data hall spaces and an administrative office build-out" according to a [T[1]
    • May 23, 2026 · Buildings 3 and 4 are estimated to be operational. On April 22nd, Oracle [posted](https://x.com/i/status/2047012589302153558) that "In Abilene, 200MW is already operational". This [1]
  4. OperationalSep 26, 2025
    Satellite imagery
    • Sep 26, 2025 · Building 1 is fully operational around this date. The first phase was "live" on September 30 according a Crusoe [announcement](https://www.crusoe.ai/resources/newsroom/crusoe-annou[1]
    • Dec 24, 2025 · Building 2 is fully operational. This exact date corresponds to the expected completion date of "Four (4) data hall spaces and an administrative office build-out" according to a [T[1]
    • May 23, 2026 · Buildings 3 and 4 are estimated to be operational. On April 22nd, Oracle [posted](https://x.com/i/status/2047012589302153558) that "In Abilene, 200MW is already operational". This [1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Company announcement, Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

  1. facility
    OpenAI Stargate Abilene
  2. substation
    On-site substation[1][7]
    Satellite imageryLikely
    3 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps Unnamed substation 0.43 km away
  3. transmission
    345 kV line[7]
    Proximity onlyUnverified
    Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.49 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
  4. utility
    American Electric Power[1]
    DocumentedConfirmed
    Named in a source
  5. ISO / RTO
    ERCOT[5]
    Service territoryLikely
    Balancing authority: ERCO
Substation capacity:
not published
Required upgrades:
not yet sourced
Congestion:
not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

  • 1 on-site power generator outline traced on satellite imagery[1]
    Epoch AI satellite annotations (fuel type and capacity not identified)
    Unknown typeBehind-the-meterLikely

Location & imagery

Mapped outline
Coordinates
32.50037, -99.78411
Address
5502 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX 79601[1]Likely
County
Taylor County
Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

  1. 1. Property owner of record
    Not identified
  2. 2. Owner / developer
  3. 3. Operator
    Not identified
  4. 4. Tenant / cloud
  5. 5. End customer / workload
Power supply
Energy partner:
Capital & construction
Investor:
Investor:
Investor:
Contractor:

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence
Owner
Oracle[1]Confirmed
Developer
Crusoe[2][3]Confirmed

“Crusoe Announces Flagship Abilene Data Center is Live”

Tenant
Oracle[2]Confirmed

“Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)”

End user
OpenAI[1][2]Confirmed

“first phase of Stargate's flagship data center campus in Abilene, Texas”

Energy partner

“In addition to the 1.2 GW grid interconnection, Lancium’s power plan for the site includes large-scale behind-the-meter battery storage and solar resources”

Investor
SoftBank[1]Confirmed
OpenAI[1]Confirmed
Oracle[1]Confirmed
Contractor
Mortenson[1]Confirmed

Power (all fields)

Current facility power
590 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.

Current IT capacity
421 MW[1]Likelyestimated

Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.

Planned capacity
1.18 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2026-11-01); not necessarily full build-out.

Sources disagree. Also reported: 1.2 GW[3] (likely)
Estimated annual consumption
3,618 GWh/yr[4]Speculativeestimated

590 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO
ERCOT[5]Likelyderived

Location falls inside this ISO/RTO footprint.

Balancing authority
ERCO[6]Likelyderived

Control area of the containing utility territory.

Interconnection status
1.2 GW grid interconnection[3]LikelyAI-extracted

“In addition to the 1.2 GW grid interconnection”

Nearest mapped substation
Unnamed substation (345 kV)[7]Likelyderived

Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.

Distance to substation
0.4 km[7]Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby
345 kV[7]Likelyderived

Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.

State avg. industrial price
7.07¢/kWh[9]Confirmed

Texas statewide average, July 2026.

State avg. commercial price
8.47¢/kWh[9]Confirmed

Texas statewide average, July 2026.

Generation within 50 km
2.39 GW[10]Confirmedderived

13 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.

Generation queued in county
3.49 GW[8]Confirmedderived

14 active generation interconnection requests in Taylor County: Solar 2,188 MW, Storage 920 MW, Wind 377 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.

Contracted / committed power
Not yet sourced
Nearby infrastructureTypeDistanceVoltage / capacitySource
69 kV lineTransmission line0.25 km69 kV[7]
138 kV lineTransmission line0.27 km138 kV[7]
345 kV lineTransmission line0.49 km345 kV[7]
Post Oak Wind LLC · Mesquite Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)12.1 km200 MW[10]
Mesquite Wind Power LLC · Mesquite Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)30.6 km200 MW[10]
Anson Solar Center, LLC · Engie North AmericaPower plant (Solar)36.7 km200 MW[10]
Buffalo Gap 3 Wind Farm · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Wind)37.9 km170 MW[10]
Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center · FPL Energy Horse Hollow LLCPower plant (Wind)40.9 km736 MW[10]
Buffalo Gap 2 Wind Farm · AES Distributed EnergyPower plant (Wind)42.1 km233 MW[10]
Trent Wind Farm · Trent Wind Farm LLCPower plant (Wind)43.1 km152 MW[10]
Hackberry Wind Farm · Hackberry Wind LLCPower plant (Wind)45.1 km162 MW[10]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.43 km345 kV[7]
Unnamed substationSubstation0.57 km138 kV[7]
Abilene Northwest Substation · American Electric PowerSubstation0.6 km138 kV[7]
Largest queued generation in this countyFuelQueue statusMWSource
Key City Solar SLFERCOT 26INR0701 · Key City Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2029-03989 MW[8]
Dog Star Solar IERCOT 27INR0503 · Dog Star Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2027-12499 MW[8]
Dog Star Solar IIERCOT 27INR0504 · Dog Star Solar LLCSolarIn study · proposed 2027-12499 MW[8]
Forts Trail BESSERCOT 24INR0341 · JC Central Bluff, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-03209 MW[8]
Forts Trail BESS 2ERCOT 24INR0488 · JC Central Bluff, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-03206 MW[8]
Taylor County Paul StorageERCOT 26INR0618 · DM-TCP, LLCStorageIn study · proposed 2029-12205 MW[8]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

  1. Announced
    —
  2. Land acquired
    —
  3. Permitting
    —
  4. Construction start
    Jun 2024[2][3]
  5. First operational
    Sep 30, 2025[2]
  6. Expected completion
    Jun 2026[3]
Planned capacity
1.18 GW[1]Likelyestimated

Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2026-11-01); not necessarily full build-out.

Sources disagree. Also reported: 1.2 GW[3] (likely)
Buildings (planned)
8[1][2][3]Confirmed

Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.

“eight-building campus”

“bringing the total facility to eight buildings”

Buildings operational
4[1]Likelyestimated
PhaseStatusAdded MWCompleted / expectedSource
Building 1operational147 MWSep 26, 2025[1]
Building 2operational148 MWDec 24, 2025[1]
Buildings 3–4operational295 MWMay 23, 2026[1]
Buildings 5–8under construction590 MWNov 1, 2026 (projected)[1]

Real estate

Official assessments
Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions
Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates
Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment
$15.9B[1]Likelyestimated

Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.

Annual property tax
Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Floor area
4M sq ft[3]LikelyAI-extracted

“approximately 4 million square feet”

Building footprint
3.88M sq ft[7]Likelyderived

Sum of 40 building outlines mapped in OpenStreetMap within this campus.

Compute

Project
Stargate[1][2]Confirmed

“Stargate's flagship data center campus”

Chip types
B200, B300[1]Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents)
509,300[1]Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

Follow this facility (RSS)
  • Current IT capacity
    105 MWSep 26, 2025[1]→211 MWDec 24, 2025[1]→421 MWMay 23, 2026[1]
  • Current facility power
    147 MWSep 26, 2025[1]→295 MWDec 24, 2025[1]→590 MWMay 23, 2026[1]
  • Planned capacity
    1.2 GWMar 18, 2025[3]→1.18 GWJul 28, 2026[1]
  • Buildings operational
    0May 31, 2024[1]→1Sep 26, 2025[1]→2Dec 24, 2025[1]→4May 23, 2026[1]
  • Status
    Under constructionMay 31, 2024[1]→Operating + expandingSep 26, 2025[1]
  • Expected completion
    Jun 2026Mar 18, 2025[3]→Nov 1, 2026Jul 28, 2026[1]

Timeline

Construction start: Jun 2024[2][3]
First operational: Sep 30, 2025[2]
  1. May 31, 2024[1]

    Land clearing begins for northern two buildings (Building 1-2)

  2. Jun 28, 2025[1]

    Building 1 looks close to finishing construction, with chillers in place. OpenAI stated that "Oracle began delivering the first NVIDIA GB200 racks in June." The "tenant improvement" work is not due until September, however.

  3. Sep 26, 2025147 MW facility power· 1 buildings operational[1]

    Building 1 is fully operational around this date. The first phase was "live" on September 30 according a Crusoe announcement. While the first phase consists of Building 1 and 2, the language doesn't outright confirm that both buildings are fully operational. The announcement also stated that "Oracle began delivering the first NVIDIA GB200 racks in June", and we think 3 months is enough time to ram to 50,000 GB200s in Building 1. The satellite image also suggests that Building 1 is complete (shell and equipment done, many cars neatly parked) while Building 2 is ongoing (trucks and construction equipment still present). The 200 MW substation built in 2022 and expanded in 2024 is enough to power both buildings. To the right of Building 2, five gas turbines are in place with five more turbines still under construction. Chillers are partly installed for Building 3. Roof is complete for Building 4. The larger 1 GW substation is not complete yet.

  4. Dec 24, 2025295 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 2 is fully operational. This exact date corresponds to the expected completion date of "Four (4) data hall spaces and an administrative office build-out" according to a TDLR filing, but this date is also consistent with satellite imagery. By January 15, Building 2 looked as finished as Building 1, whereas on September 26 it did not look finished.

  5. Jan 15, 2026295 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    The 1 GW substation looks close to completion. Building 3 appears to have all power and cooling equipment installed, but there are still signs of construction work. This seems on track for operation in 3 months. Building 4 has about 80% of chillers installed. Other buildings have few or no chillers installed.

  6. Mar 24, 2026295 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]

    Building 3 and 4 look complete, but are not fully operational. Not as many cars are parked next to it as Building 1-2 which suggests they may still be ramping up. Building 4 was due by now according to a regulatory filing. Building 5 still has light construction activity, while Building 6 still lacks chillers. The on-site power plant to the right of Building 2 looks complete.

  7. May 23, 2026590 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Buildings 3 and 4 are estimated to be operational. On April 22nd, Oracle posted that "In Abilene, 200MW is already operational". This suggests that there was still only Building 1 and 2 operational. Since Buildings 3 and 4 looked complete from the outside on March 24th, we give it another month after Oracle's post for them to be operational. This would also give the buildings a similar 1 year 4 months timeline that Buildings 1 took from land clearing to being operational.

  8. Jul 28, 2026590 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]

    Buildings 5-8 are structurally complete and roofed but not yet confirmed operational (fit-out ongoing). The substation looks complete.

  9. Nov 1, 2026Projected1.18 GW facility power· 8 buildings operational[1]

    Buildings 5-8 are estimated to be operational. On March 24, Building 8 roughly looked like where Building 3 was in September. Building 3 is estimated to be operational in April, 7 months later. This naively suggests Building 8 will be operational by early November, 7 months after March 24.

All claims (provenance audit)

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FieldValueSourceConfidenceAs ofStatus
NameOpenAI Stargate Abilene[1] Likely2026-07-28Shown
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2024-05-31Superseded / alternative
StatusUnder construction[1] derivedLikely2025-06-28Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-09-26Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2025-12-24Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-01-15Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-03-24Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-05-23Superseded / alternative
StatusOperating + expanding[1] derivedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Facility typeAI campus[1] derivedLikely2026-07-28Shown
ProjectStargate[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
ProjectStargate[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
Address5502 Spinks Rd, Abilene, TX 79601[1] Likely2026-07-28Shown
OwnerOracleOwner: Oracle[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
DeveloperCrusoe[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
DeveloperCrusoe[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
TenantsOracle[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
End usersOpenAIUsers: OpenAI[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
End usersOpenAI[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
UtilityAmerican Electric PowerEnergy companies: American Electric Power[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
Energy partnersLancium[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
ConstructionMortensonConstruction companies: Mortenson[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
InvestorsSoftBankInvestors: Softbank[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
InvestorsOpenAIInvestors: OpenAI[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
InvestorsOracleInvestors: Oracle[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
Current facility power590 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Current facility power147 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-26Superseded / alternative
Current facility power295 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-24Superseded / alternative
Current facility power295 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-15Superseded / alternative
Current facility power295 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-24Superseded / alternative
Current facility power590 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-23Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity421 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Current IT capacity105 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-26Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity211 MW[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-24Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity211 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-15Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity211 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-24Superseded / alternative
Current IT capacity421 MW[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-23Superseded / alternative
Planned capacity1.18 GW[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Planned capacity1.2 GW[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Superseded / alternative
Estimated annual consumption3,618 GWh/yr[4] estimatedSpeculative2026-09-29Shown
ISO / RTOERCOTELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS, INC.[5] derivedLikely—Shown
Balancing authorityERCO[6] derivedLikely—Shown
Nearest mapped substationUnnamed substation (345 kV)way/1537802646[7] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Distance to substation0.4 km[7] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby345 kV[7] derivedLikely2026-09-28Shown
Interconnection status1.2 GW grid interconnection[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
Generation queued in county3.49 GW[8] derivedConfirmed2026-09-01Shown
State avg. industrial price7.07¢/kWh[9] Confirmed2026-07Shown
State avg. commercial price8.47¢/kWh[9] Confirmed2026-07Shown
Generation within 50 km2.39 GW[10] derivedConfirmed202502Shown
Buildings (planned)8[1] derivedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Buildings (planned)8[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
Buildings (planned)8[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
Buildings operational4[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2024-05-31Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational0[1] estimatedLikely2025-06-28Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational1[1] estimatedLikely2025-09-26Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2025-12-24Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-01-15Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational2[1] estimatedLikely2026-03-24Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational4[1] estimatedLikely2026-05-23Superseded / alternative
Floor area4M sq ft[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
Building footprint3.88M sq ftway/1472056705 way/1472056706 way/1472056707 way/1472056708 way/1472056709 way/1[7] derivedLikely2026-09-27Shown
Capital cost / investment$15.9B[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)509,300[1] estimatedLikely2026-07-28Shown
Chip typesB200[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
Chip typesB300[1] Confirmed2026-07-28Shown
Construction startMay 31, 2024[1] derivedLikely2026-07-28Superseded / alternative
Construction startJun 2024[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
Construction startJun 2024[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown
First operationalSep 26, 2025[1] derivedLikely2026-07-28Superseded / alternative
First operationalSep 30, 2025[2] Confirmed2025-09-30Shown
Expected completionNov 1, 2026[1] estimatedSpeculative2026-07-28Superseded / alternative
Expected completionJun 2026[3] AI-extractedLikely2025-03-18Shown