SoftBank and AEP Plan 10-Gigawatt AI Data Center in Ohio

The United States Department of Energy has announced a strategic partnership between Japan-based SoftBank Group Corp. and American Electric Power Company, Inc. to develop a massive gas-fired power plant and artificial intelligence data center campus in Ohio. The project, which includes a 10-gigawatt AI server warehouse, is part of a broader trade agreement between Washington and Tokyo. SB Energy, a subsidiary of SoftBank, plans to connect a 9.2-gigawatt gas plant to the local grid to support the new facility at the federally owned Portsmouth site in Pike County.