OpenAI, Oracle and Related Digital will develop a data center campus with more than 1 gigawatt of capacity in Saline Township, Michigan, with construction expected to begin in early 2026 pending Michigan Public Service Commission approval, the companies said.
OpenAI added that the project is part of its 4.5-gigawatt partnership with Oracle and lifts Stargate to over 8 gigawatts of planned capacity and more than $450 billion in investment over the next three years.
The campus, dubbed “The Barn,” will sit on 250 acres and comprise three 550,000-square-feet single-story buildings, with a closed-loop cooling system designed to limit water use, Related Digital said. DTE Energy will serve the site using existing transmission capacity, augmented by a new battery-storage investment funded by the project.
The companies said the project will create more than 2,500 union construction jobs; Related Digital and Oracle expect to create more than 450 onsite roles and 1,500 county-wide positions to support operations.
“This project will help ensure Michigan is a key part of building the AI infrastructure that will power the next generation of American innovation,” said Peter Hoeschele, OpenAI’s vice president of industrial compute, in the joint statement.
