# Nvidia Talks $3B Equity in SB Energy — Capitalizing the Utility That Powers OpenAI

Times of AI Desk · 2026-08-15 · Work

[https://timesof.ai/2026/08/nvidia-sb-energy-3-billion-talks](https://timesof.ai/2026/08/nvidia-sb-energy-3-billion-talks)

> Reuters, citing The Information, reported Nvidia talks to invest up to $3B in SB Energy alongside discussions over about $100B in credit support for an Ohio OpenAI campus. Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

**Correction / update, October 14, 2026:** Removed unverified capacity, payment-split and later-close claims; corrected the credit-support scale and restored Reuters’ verification caveat.

**Nvidia** was discussing an investment of up to **$3 billion** in **SB Energy**, SoftBank Group’s subsidiary and the developer of a planned Ohio data-center project for OpenAI, according to an August 15 Reuters report citing **The Information**.

Reuters said those discussions were part of negotiations over approximately **$100 billion in credit support** for the campus. Equity in the developer and credit support are different proposed financing commitments; neither is established here as a completed transaction.

## Limits

Reuters said it could not immediately verify The Information’s report. The available wire does not establish the proposed payment split, the campus capacity, or any later closing amount.

## Sources

- [Reuters via Investing.com: Nvidia investment talks (August 15, 2026)](https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/nvidia-in-talks-to-invest-3-billion-in-sb-energy-as-part-of-openai-data-center-deal-the-information-reports-4861844)
- [The Information: Nvidia and SB Energy talks](https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-talks-invest-3-billion-sb-energy-part-openai-data-center-deal)