Stargate Milam County (SB Energy)
AI campus · Milam County, TX
Status Under development · Phase 1 filed with TDLR VERIFIED · MODERATE Stage: Permitting / approvals
Last checked against its sources Sep 24, 2026
The atlas adds the map, nearby response resources, infrastructure dependencies, hazards, and illustrative planning scenarios for this site.
Profile
OpenAI selected SB Energy to build and operate its 1.2 GW Stargate site in Milam County, designed to minimize water use and supported by new generation SB Energy plans to build. A TDLR registration for the first phase ('Freebird') is reported at 548,950 ft² with four data halls and an estimated cost of about $470 million. VERIFIED · MODERATE
Key facts
- Planned site capacity
- 1,200 MW (company)
- VERIFIED · HIGH
- Filed building scope (Phase 1)
- 548,950 ft² · 4 data halls
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Filed estimated cost (Phase 1)
- ~$470 million
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
- Water design intent
- Designed to minimize water usage
- VERIFIED · MODERATE
VERIFIED values are stated by a cited source; DERIVED values are calculated from them; ESTIMATED values are approximations; UNKNOWN means no reliable public information, not absence. The map point is approximate and is not a parcel boundary.
Open questions
- UNKNOWN Generation type and grid connection
- UNKNOWN Cooling method and water source
- UNKNOWN Local response resources not yet recorded
Changes (1)
- 2026-09-24 Added to the atlas Stargate Milam County (SB Energy): Added to the atlas.
Sources (5)
- OpenAI and SoftBank Group partner with SB Energy
- OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank expand Stargate with five new AI data center sites
- NERIS Public: Fire Departments (departments, stations, jurisdiction boundaries)
- OpenAI Stargate's Milam, Texas, 'Freebird' data center to span 548,950 sq ft in first phase
- DCRA manual location approximation