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OpenAI Project Camellia

PRJ-0101 · Site · Rincon / Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, Georgia, United States

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

OpenAI's Project Camellia is a proposed four-building data-center campus in Effingham County with a phased Georgia Power service plan of up to 3.2 GW from 2028 through 2032. Georgia Power announced regulatory approval of the service contract on August 26, 2026; this is not an announcement that the campus is operating. OpenAI Project Camellia is in Rincon / Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, GA, US and is a data center campus with preconstruction status.

Headline: 3,200 MW Planned / design

Numbers refer to their stated physical boundaries and are not added together. Source dates, claim dates and record updates have different meanings. Missing dates and locators are not inferred.

Announced capital investment · $20,000,000,000

Source report · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10936 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. How OpenAI's Effingham data center moved forward without public input

    Effingham Herald · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0671 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/

  2. Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community

    OpenAI · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0666 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://openai.com/index/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community/

  3. Project Camellia announcement

    Effingham County, Georgia · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0668 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamcounty.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/455

  4. Georgia Power to serve OpenAI project in Effingham County

    Georgia Power · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0669 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.georgiapower.com/news-hub/press-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county.html

  5. $20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

    The Current · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0670 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/

  6. Southern Co unit signs 25-year power deal with OpenAI

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0672 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/southern-co-unit-signs-25-year-power-deal-with-openai-2026-07-22/

  7. Project Camellia

    Project Camellia / Broe Real Estate Group · Document date: Not stated · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0667 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://projectcamellia.com/

Planned power service · 3,200 MW

Planned / design or future potential · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10937 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

Headline treatment: Selected headline

  1. Georgia Power to serve OpenAI project in Effingham County

    Georgia Power · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0669 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.georgiapower.com/news-hub/press-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county.html

  2. Southern Co unit signs 25-year power deal with OpenAI

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0672 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/southern-co-unit-signs-25-year-power-deal-with-openai-2026-07-22/

Demand response capability · 1,000 MW up to

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10938 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. Georgia Power to serve OpenAI project in Effingham County

    Georgia Power · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0669 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.georgiapower.com/news-hub/press-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county.html

Power contract term · 25 years

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10939 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. Georgia Power to serve OpenAI project in Effingham County

    Georgia Power · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0669 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.georgiapower.com/news-hub/press-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county.html

  2. Southern Co unit signs 25-year power deal with OpenAI

    Reuters · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0672 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/southern-co-unit-signs-25-year-power-deal-with-openai-2026-07-22/

Site area · 1,400 acres approximate

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10940 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community

    OpenAI · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0666 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://openai.com/index/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community/

  2. $20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

    The Current · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0670 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/

Planned building count · 4 buildings

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10941 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. $20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

    The Current · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0670 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/

Planned floor area · 4,400,000 square feet approximate

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10942 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. $20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

    The Current · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0670 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/

Permanent jobs forecast · 400 jobs initial

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10943 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. Project Camellia announcement

    Effingham County, Georgia · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0668 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamcounty.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/455

  2. $20 billion OpenAI data center to open in Effingham County

    The Current · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0670 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/

Community benefits commitment · $80,000,000

Source report · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10944 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community

    OpenAI · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0666 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://openai.com/index/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community/

  2. Project Camellia announcement

    Effingham County, Georgia · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0668 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamcounty.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/455

Abatement rate · 50 percent

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10945 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. How OpenAI's Effingham data center moved forward without public input

    Effingham Herald · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0671 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/

  2. Project Camellia announcement

    Effingham County, Georgia · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0668 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamcounty.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/455

Abatement term · 15 years

Actual · OpenAI Project Camellia (Project)

Claim 10946 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Jul 22, 2026

  1. How OpenAI's Effingham data center moved forward without public input

    Effingham Herald · Document date: Jul 28, 2026 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-0671 · News report · Recorded authority: Secondary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/

  2. Project Camellia announcement

    Effingham County, Georgia · Document date: Jul 22, 2026 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-0668 · Government record · Recorded authority: Official primary

    Source URL

    https://www.effinghamcounty.org/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/455

Counterparties and capital

Broe Real Estate Group · Developer · CMP-0378

Effingham County Industrial Development Authority · Landowner · CMP-0377

Georgia Power · Utility provider · CMP-0376

Octans GA LLC · Developer · CMP-0379

OpenAI · Customer, Developer · CMP-0007

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