OpenAI and Blackstone are partnering with large data center firms and US trade unions to form an alliance aimed at shaping state and local policy. The effort, reported by Axios and covered by multiple outlets, brings together companies including OpenAI, Blackstone, and data center operators such as QTS, alongside firms like SoftBank, and also includes US unions.
The alliance is described as the American Infrastructure Alliance. Its stated goal is to reduce or prevent state data center moratoriums by working with officials to establish shared standards. Reporting indicates the group plans to begin by focusing on several states, including Texas, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, and Pennsylvania, and to engage further in 2027 on standards with state and local governments. Inc. notes additional tech participants, such as Coreweave, as part of the broader coalition.
Outlets frame the effort primarily as a coordinated policy and advocacy campaign around data center development. The common emphasis is that the alliance seeks a structured approach—through agreements and standards—rather than confrontation over proposed or threatened local restrictions.
