Bloomberg reports 600 MW Abilene expansion for OpenAI dropped

Bloomberg reported on March 9, 2026, citing people familiar with the project, that plans for up to 600 MW of extra capacity near the Abilene, Texas Stargate site were dropped. Talks reportedly stalled over financing and OpenAI's shifting requirements, and the capacity would move to another Stargate campus. Neither Oracle nor OpenAI had officially confirmed the change at publication.

• Expansion: up to 600 MW near Abilene, Texas
• Stargate design goal: 10 GW, with 4.5 GW across other sites reportedly still on track
• The Abilene site has eight buildings, two of them operational, per the report
• The article says no official announcement had been made by any party