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OpenAI Imposes $5 Million Daily Penalty on AI Data Center Builders

1 reports1 sources10/25/2026 updated

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OpenAI has increased daily penalties for delayed delivery of AI data centers to over $5 million, up from approximately $1 million previously. SB Energy, backed by SoftBank, is constructing a 10GW campus in Ohio for OpenAI. Under the agreement, OpenAI receives one day of free rent for each day of delay, with cumulative free rent potentially reaching 640 days after one year.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/25/2026

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AI firms demand $5 million daily penalty for data center delays, citing power bottlenecks
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 25, 00:00recorded Oct 26, 04:46single source

    AI数据中心延期罚款达500万美元/天

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    要求延期罚款
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    数据中心建设延期
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    Oct 25, 00:00
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    Oct 26, 04:00
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    AI firms demand $5 million daily penalty for data center delays, citing power bottlenecks

    Report first recorded Oct 26, 04:46

    AI data center tenants are now demanding penalties exceeding $5 million per day if developers fail to deliver power and facilities on time, up from around $1 million earlier this year. A SoftBank-backed 10-gigawatt campus in Ohio for OpenAI offers delayed rent credits that could reach 640 free rent days after a full year's delay, highlighting power as the main obstacle to new data center construction.

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