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Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community | OpenAI
OpenAI is developing Project Camellia, a long-term datacenter project in Effingham County, Georgia, utilizing 3.2 gigawatts of power between 2028 and 2032.
Why it matters
Local residents will not face higher electricity rates while the community gains thousands of jobs and $80 million in funding.
The details
- The project uses a closed-loop water system to keep ongoing water use low.
- Eligible Georgia students can receive $100 in credits for the Codex coding tool.
- An independent firm will conduct annual public audits of the project's commitments.
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OpenAI owns Project Camellia
OpenAI is designing and developing Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia.
OpenAI is a partner of Georgia Power Company
OpenAI is contracting with Georgia Power Company for 3.2 gigawatts of power.
Georgia Public Service Commission regulates Georgia Power Company
Georgia Public Service Commission rules govern electric service costs and ratepayer impacts.
Codex is available within ChatGPT.
Project Camellia uses Artificial Intelligence
Project Camellia provides computing infrastructure for AI.
Project Camellia is related to Effingham County
Project Camellia is being developed in Effingham County, Georgia.
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Codex uses Agentic AI
Codex provides hands-on experience with agentic AI.
OpenAI is related to United States
OpenAI studied AI adoption across U.S. public companies in its research report.
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