The company behind ChatGPT is working with Oracle and Softbank through a partnership called Stargate to construct these new sites. The biggest project sits in Abilene, Texas, where city leaders say the development is changing their old railroad community. The Texas facility needs roughly 900 megawatts of electricity to run all eight buildings and their computer chips. Residents have mixed reactions to the OpenAI projectNot all residents are pleased because of the facility’s water and power requirements. OpenAI and Oracle brought reporters and politicians, including Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz, to tour the site Tuesday for the first time.