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OpenAI Announces Project Camellia, a 3.2 GW Data‑Center Campus in Georgia

The 25-year Georgia Power contract requires OpenAI to fund transmission and electric-service upgrades, supply up to 1,000 MW of demand response, protect customers from added costs, and keep final water, financing and permitting plans open.

A rendering provides more details about the sites layout for the data center, which will sit on 1,440 acres.
Stargate data center
Gas turbines made by GE Vernova, at the on-site natural gas plant under construction during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence throughout the US. Photographer: Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg
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Overview

  • OpenAI announced Project Camellia on Wednesday that will sit on about 1,400 acres in Effingham County and begins with a roughly $20 billion investment toward a campus that could exceed $30 billion at full buildout.
  • Under a 25-year, phased deal with Georgia Power the company secured up to 3.2 gigawatts of electricity to be delivered between 2028 and 2032 and agreed to provide up to 1,000 megawatts of flexible demand response.
  • Georgia Power and OpenAI say OpenAI will pay the full transmission, distribution and electric‑service costs and provide financial assurances intended to ensure existing customers do not shoulder the project’s infrastructure bills.
  • OpenAI pledged $80 million in local community benefits, up to $71 million in Codex credits for Georgia students, and projects thousands of construction jobs plus about 400 initial permanent roles growing to more than 1,000 when fully built out.
  • Key implementation details remain unresolved, including final water sourcing and consumption plans, financing and construction partners, and permit approvals, placing the project under the same regulatory and public scrutiny facing other large AI campuses nationwide.