Milam County, TX
Stargate Milam County Data Center (Freebird)
SB Energy (SoftBank) (filed as OpenAI / SB Energy). Under construction. 1000 MW.
OpenAI's Stargate project in Milam County near Burlington is being built with SoftBank subsidiary SB Energy. The first phase is a single story 548,950 square foot facility with four data halls, budgeted around 470 million dollars, with the full site planned for up to 1 gigawatt as part of Stargate's 10 GW global buildout.
- Status
- Under construction
- Operator
- SB Energy (SoftBank)
- Applicant on record
- OpenAI / SB Energy
- Location
- Burlington, Milam County, TX (approximate, city center)
- Size
- 1000 MW, 548,950 sq ft
- Cooling
- Not reported
- Utility
- Not reported
- First reported
- 2025
- Last updated
- August 19, 2026
Sources
- OpenAI Stargate's Milam, Texas, 'Freebird' data center to span 548,950 sq ft in first phase, Data Center Dynamics, 2026
- Milam County Data Center Projected at Nearly 550,000 SF, The Cameron Herald, 2026
What it would mean nearby
The cooling design has not been reported. If it uses evaporative cooling, a 1000 MW facility would draw roughly 3.2 million to 11.4 million gallons of water a day, about what 36,500 households use.
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