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Stargate Milam County “Freebird”

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SB Energy Milam Data Center
Under construction

SoftBank's SB Energy is building Stargate's "fast-build" powered-infrastructure site in rural Milam County, pairing a 1.2 GW data center with new self-funded generation and storage.

1.2 GWPlanned power1.2 GW facility built and operated by SB Energy
Developer
SB Energy (SoftBank subsidiary; OpenAI is an investor)
Owner
SB Energy / SoftBank
Tenant
OpenAI (tenant contact on file)
Power source
Majority from new SB-funded on-site generation + storage; ERCOT grid connection
Cooling
Designed to minimize water usage (closed-loop not directly confirmed)
Compute
Not disclosed
Construction start
Oct 2025 (groundbreaking)
Est. completion
First building Oct 2026; described as a “fast-build” site
Grid strategy
Hybrid (grid + on-site)
County
Milam
Nearest city
Burlington (≈70 mi NE of Austin)
Announced
2025-09-23