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Ohio's PORTS Campus: $33.3B Boost for Energy Jobs

3/21/2026

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The U.S. Department of Energy announced a partnership to develop the PORTS Technology Campus data center at the decommissioned Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio.
The PORTS Technology Campus will feature a 10-gigawatt data center and 9.2 gigawatts from natural gas.
The initiative includes $33.3 billion in Japanese funding to support fusion energy and quantum computing.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright emphasized job creation and AI competitiveness as construction begins.

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The U.S. Department of Energy announced a partnership to develop the PORTS Technology Campus data center at the decommissioned Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in southern Ohio.
The PORTS Technology Campus will feature a 10-gigawatt data center and 9.2 gigawatts from natural gas.
The initiative includes $33.3 billion in Japanese funding to support fusion energy and quantum computing.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright emphasized job creation and AI competitiveness as construction begins.