SoftBank Wants to Build a $33B Power Plant Just for AI

SoftBank is going big on AI infrastructure — really big. The Japanese conglomerate plans to lead a consortium building a $33 billion gas-fired power plant in Ohio. The facility would pump out 9.2 gigawatts of electricity, all destined to feed hungry AI data centers.

The project falls under the broader US-Japan trade deal, making it as much a geopolitical play as a tech one. For context, 9.2 GW is enough to power millions of homes — but instead it'll be crunching tokens and training models.

This is SoftBank doubling down on the thesis that AI's bottleneck isn't software. It's power. Raw, massive, industrial-scale electricity. And they're willing to bet $33 billion that whoever controls the energy pipeline controls the AI future.

No word yet on consortium partners or project timeline.