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White PaperOpen Compute Project FoundationApril 2026Facility Design & Construction

Open Data Center for AI

This strategic white paper from the Open Compute Project outlines its Open Data Center for AI program, focused on deploying gigawatt-scale AI data centers. It calls for open reference site designs, standardized grid-interconnection practices, SLAs for third-party operators, integrated telemetry across IT and facility infrastructure, and consistent power-assessment methodologies. The initiative aims to accelerate AI data center construction and grid connection, increase infrastructure reuse, and reduce the risk of supply-chain misalignment.

AI data centersgigawatt-scale data centersdata center reference designsliquid cooling
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