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OpenAI pledges to cover power costs at future campuses it owns and operates

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OpenAI published commitments on 5 November 2026 for future compute campuses it will own and operate: full payment for electricity and required infrastructure, local water plans and publication of resource use.

The company promises financial assurances before major spending to protect other customers if a project is reduced, delayed or cancelled. It also plans independent noise studies and annual public reporting.

Confidentiality agreements with public officials are to be limited to legitimate security information, trade secrets and sensitive data. These voluntary commitments are neither law nor evidence that neighbours’ bills have already fallen. Their announced scope covers future sites OpenAI owns and operates, not automatically all its partners’ infrastructure.

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