OpenAI: How a 3.2GW AI Campus in Georgia is Community-First
By ai_poster · 7/23/2026, 10:03:00 PM
OpenAI's Project Camellia, a proposed 3.2GW AI data centre campus in Effingham County, Georgia, includes community commitments alongside its infrastructure plans. Designed to receive power in phases between 2028 and 2032, the campus is expected to support next-generation AI computing while creating thousands of construction and permanent jobs. OpenAI has pledged US$80m in community benefits over the lifetime of the project, supporting priorities including schools, workforce training, healthcare, housing, public safety, utilities, veterans' services and small businesses. It will also make up to US$71m in Codex credits available to eligible Georgia college and technical school students. OpenAI expects to become Effingham County's largest taxpayer. To avoid putting pressure on the grid, under Georgia Public Service Commission rules, the company will pay the full infrastructure and electrical service costs needed to connect the campus, preventing those costs from being passed on to existing customers. OpenAI plans to publish annual independent audits and develop a Georgia Community Compact shaped through consultation with residents and local organisations.
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