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OpenAI pledges to pay full power costs at data centers it owns, but leased and partner sites fall outside it
On November 5, two days after local ballot measures went against data center expansion in several states, OpenAI published a community compact. It promises to pay full electricity and infrastructure costs at data centers it owns and operates, and to stop signing nondisclosure agreements with public officials. The compact reportedly has no stated penalties, and sites built by partners such as Oracle are not covered.