# OpenAI says Stargate has secured over 10 GW of US capacity, a goal it had set for 2029

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/openai-says-stargate-has-secured-over-10-gw-of-us-capacity-a-goal-it-22a9d2d9
Date: 29 Apr 2026
About: [OpenAI](https://technooptimist.io/companies/openai.md) · [Stargate](https://technooptimist.io/computing/stargate.md)
Original source: https://openai.com/index/building-the-compute-infrastructure-for-the-intelligence-age/

OpenAI said it has secured more than the 10 GW of US AI infrastructure it promised for 2029, with over 3 GW added in the previous 90 days, and is scouting more sites. It pointed to Abilene, Texas, whose closed-loop cooling needs about as much water a year as four households at full build-out.

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