OpenAI Stargate Shackelford
1.4 GW AI data center in Shackelford County, TX, United States: under construction.
- Capacity: 1.4 GW
- Location: Shackelford County, TX, United States
- Developer: Vantage Data Centers
- Tenant: Oracle / OpenAI
- Status: under construction
- Estimated cost: $25B
OpenAI Stargate Shackelford is a 1.4 GW AI data center project located in Shackelford County, TX, United States, currently under construction. It is being built by Vantage Data Centers for tenant Oracle / OpenAI. The estimated build cost is $25B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across TX, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
Stargate Shackelford is Vantage Data Centers' Frontier campus in Shackelford County, Texas, planned as 10 single-story data centers with a combined 1.4 GW on about 1,200 acres for Oracle and OpenAI's Stargate program. Construction has begun, and GE Vernova and Powell Industries are linked on the electrical side.
Notes
Users: OpenAI
Public companies linked to OpenAI Stargate Shackelford
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- Oracle (ORCL), developer · hyperscaler
- Vantage Data Centers (VANTAGE), developer · dc operator
- OpenAI (OPENAI), tenant · ai lab
- Oracle (ORCL), investor · hyperscaler
- Powell Industries (POWL), switchgear · power equipment · mid DC exposure
- GE Vernova (GEV), turbines grid · power equipment · mid DC exposure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is OpenAI Stargate Shackelford?
- OpenAI Stargate Shackelford is an AI data center project in Shackelford County, Texas tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is under construction.
- Where is OpenAI Stargate Shackelford?
- OpenAI Stargate Shackelford is in Shackelford County, Texas. Every tracked Texas campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/texas.
- How big is OpenAI Stargate Shackelford?
- Data Center Index tracks OpenAI Stargate Shackelford at 1.4 GW, on an estimated $25B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated December 16, 2025.
- Who is building OpenAI Stargate Shackelford?
- Vantage Data Centers is developing OpenAI Stargate Shackelford, with Oracle / OpenAI named as the tenant.
- When will OpenAI Stargate Shackelford come online?
- The next building at OpenAI Stargate Shackelford is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
- Which public companies are linked to OpenAI Stargate Shackelford?
- Data Center Index links 6 tracked public companies to OpenAI Stargate Shackelford: Oracle (ORCL), Vantage Data Centers (VANTAGE), OpenAI (OPENAI), Oracle (ORCL), Powell Industries (POWL), and 1 more. Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- Epoch AI Frontier Data Centers (epoch · aggregator · 2026-04-29)
- W.Media (press · 2025-12-16)
- Vantage Data Centers (press release) (vantage-dc.com · press · 2025-08-19)
- Construction Owners Association (constructionowners.com · press · 2025-12-16)
- Albany News (thealbanynews.net · press · 2025-08-19)