OpenAI published a National Community Compact and Compute Campus Policy Blueprint on November 2 outlining commitments for future data center campuses the company owns and operates in the United States. The documents build on commitments OpenAI announced in January for its Stargate project and subsequent plans in Georgia and Ohio.
According to the compact, each future OpenAI-owned campus will include commitments to pay the full cost of electricity used and infrastructure needed to serve the facility. OpenAI says it will provide financial assurances before major spending begins to protect other utility customers if a project is delayed, reduced or canceled.
The company commits to engaging residents early in project planning, providing a local point of contact throughout a campus’s operational life, and publishing annual public reports on performance against its commitments. OpenAI says each campus will have its own local compact reflecting community priorities alongside these common elements.
The policy blueprint proposes broader recommendations for compute campus development, though OpenAI’s direct commitments apply only to facilities it owns and operates. The company states the commitments reflect input from residents, local leaders, schools and businesses gathered during its work on specific campus projects.
OpenAI frames the infrastructure commitments as part of how AI’s benefits should be shared, stating that communities hosting data centers should influence campus development and share in jobs and business opportunities created. The company says building more computing capacity in the United States can help lower AI delivery costs and maintain American leadership in the technology.