Data Center Census

Lordstown, Trumbull County, OH

Stargate Lordstown

Also known as SoftBank Lordstown data center

Under constructionSoftBank reported breaking ground in 2025; an April 2026 satellite review found land cleared but no large-scale data center construction visible
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

OpenAI named Lordstown as a Stargate site, saying SoftBank has broken ground there on an advanced data center at the former General Motors plant. SoftBank affiliate Crescent Dune LLC took title to the complex in 2025, and crews began site preparation along Hallock Young Road in October 2025. An April 2026 review by Epoch AI found land cleared but no large-scale data center construction visible.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Target completionOperational in 2026 (company-stated in September 2025) [1]
Source excerpt
“One site is located in Lordstown, Ohio, where SoftBank has broken ground on an advanced data center design which is on track to be operational next year.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. SoftBank affiliate Crescent Dune LLC takes title to the former GM complex and nearly 600 acres [2]

  2. OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank name Lordstown as a Stargate site where SoftBank has broken ground on a data center [1]

  3. Crews begin site preparation along Hallock Young Road [3]

  4. Epoch AI review reports land cleared but no large-scale data center construction visible [4]

Issues raised

  • Epoch AI describes the site as primarily a manufacturing facility for AI servers and data center equipment run by a SoftBank-Foxconn joint venture [4]
  • Epoch AI notes a ban on future data centers in Lordstown [4]

Sources

  1. OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites
    OpenAI · Sep 23, 2025 · company
  2. SoftBank Affiliate Takes Title to Lordstown Plant
    The Business Journal (Youngstown) · Sep 26, 2025 · news
  3. Preparation Work Begins on Lordstown Data Center
    The Business Journal (Youngstown) · Oct 28, 2025 · news
  4. OpenAI Stargate: where the US sites stand
    Epoch AI · Apr 17, 2026 · other
  5. Lordstown part of mammoth $500 billion artificial intelligence data center project
    WFMJ · Sep 24, 2025 · news
  6. Lordstown Data Center to be Operational Next Year
    The Business Journal (Youngstown) · Sep 24, 2025 · news