Nvidia disclosed guarantees tied to 4.25 gigawatts of OpenAI compute load.
In an August 17 SEC filing, Nvidia said it entered residual value guaranties with SB Energy related to leases for about 4.25 gigawatts of IT load at the Portsmouth site, with optional credit support for about another 3.8 gigawatts. A filed announcement said SB Energy would build, own and operate the PORTS-Pike data center under a 20-year lease to OpenAI, with Nvidia hosting compute.
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In an August 17 SEC filing, Nvidia said it entered residual value guaranties with SB Energy related to leases for about 4.25 gigawatts of IT load at the Portsmouth site, with optional credit support for about another 3.8 gigawatts. A filed announcement said SB Energy would build, own and operate the PORTS-Pike data center under a 20-year lease to OpenAI, with Nvidia hosting compute.
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The filing establishes the structure and scale, not the long-run economics. Residual value, utilization, grid timing and OpenAI demand remain the variables that decide whether compute-backed financing looks like infrastructure discipline or balance-sheet leverage.
What to watch
Nvidia's next risk-factor disclosures, Ohio utility and permitting records, SB Energy build milestones, OpenAI capacity commitments, and whether investors begin pricing AI compute like contracted infrastructure or like specialized equipment with resale risk.
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