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Nvidia partners with Cloverleaf Infrastructure to expand power and site development for AI data centers
The chipmaker expands direct infrastructure investments by taking a minority stake in the utility intermediary.
The short version
- Nvidia formed a partnership with Cloverleaf Infrastructure to secure power and site preparation for artificial intelligence data centers.
- Cloverleaf acts as an intermediary connecting power utility companies and data center developers.
- Although official terms were not made public, reporting indicates Nvidia acquired a minority stake through an investment estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
- The exact financial terms and deployment timeline for the partnership have not been disclosed by the companies.
Key facts
- Nvidia announced a partnership with data center developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure to support artificial intelligence infrastructure.[TechCrunch]
- Cloverleaf Infrastructure was founded in 2024 and operates by coordinating power supplies and physical site infrastructure between utility companies and data centers.[TechCrunch]
- Reuters reported that Nvidia holds a minority equity stake in Cloverleaf following the transaction.[TechCrunch]
- The Wall Street Journal reported that Nvidia's investment in Cloverleaf is expected to total several hundred million dollars.[TechCrunch]
- Earlier the same week, Nvidia announced a $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy, an Ohio-based data center project associated with OpenAI.[TechCrunch]
What remains uncertain
- The precise monetary value of the deal and the specific size of Nvidia's minority stake have not been officially disclosed by either company.[TechCrunch]