OpenAI is planning a data center in Georgia called "Project Camellia" with a 3.2-gigawatt power deal from Georgia Power. The company pledged $80 million for the local community and $71 million in Codex credits for students to counter growing opposition to US data centers that many residents see as resource-hungry but job-poor.

The campus near Savannah would receive 3.2 gigawatts of power and create hundreds of long-term jobs, according to local officials.

OpenAI's $20B Project Camellia will build a 1,400-acre AI data center in Georgia consuming 3.2 GW of power, with implications for decentralized