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OpenAI announces Project Camellia, a major AI data center initiative in Effingham County, Georgia

Deployment Provisional 85% confidence first seen 22 July 2026, 13:00

OpenAI announced Project Camellia, a large-scale AI infrastructure project in Effingham County, Georgia, involving a 1,400-acre data center expected to consume 3.2 gigawatts of power between 2028 and 2032. The project includes commitments to community investment, job creation, workforce programs, and local access to AI tools. The announcement comes as OpenAI increased its overall infrastructure spending target to $750 billion through 2030.

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22 Jul, 13:00 Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community OpenAI Blog official 22 Jul, 16:13 OpenAI’s AI spending spree has ballooned to $750B TechCrunch AI independent

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