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OpenAI Plans 3.2-GW Data Center in Georgia
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OpenAI plans to build Project Camellia, a 3.2-gigawatt data center at the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub in Rincon, Georgia, with construction described as beginning through a roughly $20 billion investment. The company says it will pay the required power and infrastructure costs, reduce demand by up to 1,000 megawatts during peak periods, and use closed-loop cooling. The proposal has intensified scrutiny of grid costs, environmental effects, project transparency, and local land-use decisions across coastal Georgia.
First Article: 07/30/26
Latest Article: 07/30/26
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07-25-2026
Capitol Beat
OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Savannah-area Georgia will seek up to 3,200 MW from Georgia Power and use closed-loop cooling amid community protests and ratepayer-cost disputes.
07-25-2026
The Current / Susan Catron
OpenAIs $20 million Effingham County data center plan in Georgia faced local and state scrutiny as residents questioned environmental and water impacts and regulators examined power cost responsibility.
07-24-2026
Yahoo Finance
OpenAI announced Project Camellia, a 3.2 gigawatt data center planned for Rincon, Georgia, with up to 1,000 megawatts of demand response and closed-loop cooling.