Aug 15 (Reuters) - Nvidia ( NVDA ) is in talks to invest as

much as $3 billion in SB Energy, a SoftBank Group

subsidiary developing a massive planned Ohio data center project

for OpenAI, the Information reported on Saturday, citing people

familiar with the discussions.

Here are some details:

* The proposed investment is part of Nvidia's ( NVDA ) talks with

OpenAI and SB Energy on providing around $100 billion in credit

support for the planned Ohio data center campus, the report

said.

* Nvidia ( NVDA ) has discussed investing half of the $3 billion when

the Ohio project deal is signed and the other half as part of SB

Energy's planned initial public offering, according to the

Information.

* Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Nvidia ( NVDA )

and SB Energy did not immediately respond to requests for

comment outside regular business hours.

* SB Energy is aiming to go public as soon as next month and

could raise at least $5 billion in the IPO, the report added.

* SB Energy, which is also backed by OpenAI, develops

large-scale power and data center infrastructure projects.

Founded in 2019, the company is building several data center

campuses to support rising demand tied to AI workloads.

* The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that Nvidia ( NVDA ) has

revised its plans to support a proposed OpenAI data center

project in Ohio and is now expected to initially guarantee less

than $120 billion, down from the $250 billion previously

discussed.

(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru)