Updated Jul. 8, 2026

OpenAI Stargate Shackelford

Abilene, Texas, United States

OpenAI Stargate Shackelford is an AI data center under construction in Abilene, TX, USA, with AI chips owned by Oracle and used by OpenAI. No IT power is online yet; it is projected to host an estimated 3,623k H100-equivalent chips — supported by 1,400 MW — at a capital cost of $53.0 B. The timeline of IT power and compute capacity is based on satellite imagery, company disclosures, chip availability, and chip efficiency. Just 20 km from the original Abilene site, Shackelford is the second U.S. Stargate location, developed by Vantage under the name “Frontier.”

OWNER Oracle STATUS Under construction USER OpenAI PROJECT Stargate
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Satellite view of OpenAI Stargate Shackelford

Satellite imagery

Latest: Apr. 13, 2026 · 2 high-res images
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Scale & specifications

CURRENT COMPUTE

0 H100-eq

0 8-bit OP/s

PROJECTED

3,623k H100-eq

7.17e21 8-bit OP/s

CURRENT IT POWER

0 MW

PROJECTED IT POWER

1,400 MW

CURRENT COST

$0.0 B

PROJECTED COST

$53.0 B

HardwareNvidia R200, Nvidia R300

CoolingUnknown

Buildout

Aug 1, 20250
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Aug 1, 2025
Satellite explorer

Land clearing begins.

Jan 18, 2026
Satellite explorer

The layout of Buildings 1-5 is visible. Steel framing has just started on Building 1.

Apr 14, 2026
Satellite explorer

Steel framing is underway for Buildings 1-3, and roofing is underway for Building 1.

Aug 15, 2027
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 1 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 1 as 2027-02-15. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
308kH100-eq
IT Power
140MW
Cost
$5.3B
Oct 19, 2027
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 2 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 2 as 2027-04-19. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
616kH100-eq
IT Power
280MW
Cost
$10.6B
Nov 18, 2027
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 3 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 3 as 2027-05-18. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
925kH100-eq
IT Power
420MW
Cost
$15.9B
Feb 11, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 4 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 4 as 2027-08-11. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
1,233kH100-eq
IT Power
560MW
Cost
$21.2B
Mar 8, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 5 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 5 as 2027-09-08. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
1,541kH100-eq
IT Power
700MW
Cost
$26.5B
Apr 4, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 6 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 6 as 2027-10-04. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
1,961kH100-eq
IT Power
840MW
Cost
$31.8B
May 12, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 7 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 7 as 2027-11-12. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
2,375kH100-eq
IT Power
980MW
Cost
$37.1B
Oct 17, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 8 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 8 as 2028-04-17. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
2,789kH100-eq
IT Power
1,120MW
Cost
$42.4B
Oct 18, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 9 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 9 as 2028-04-18. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
3,209kH100-eq
IT Power
1,260MW
Cost
$47.7B
Nov 11, 2028
Projected
Satellite explorer

Building 10 is operational (estimate). TDLR lists the construction completion date for Building 10 as 2028-05-11. We add 6 months for commissioning, installation etc. before assuming the building is fully operational.

Compute
3,623kH100-eq
IT Power
1,400MW
Cost
$53.0B

Sources

  1. Vantage data center page with power capacity, number of buildings, and first building timeline
  2. OpenAI Stargate expansion announcement mentioning Shackelford site
  3. Vantage LinkedIn post connecting the data center to OpenAI Stargate
  4. TDLR filing for first building (other buildings are also on TDLR)

Read more about our methodology.