OpenAI Plans $20 Billion Data Center Campus in Effingham County
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Updated Aug 27
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What happened
OpenAI is planning a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County, Georgia. The project involves a partnership with Georgia Power, which has been selected to power the facility. The proposed campus relies on surface water drawn from the Savannah River.
From bryancountynews.com, wtoc.com
Why it matters
The project is contingent on Effingham County having granted a massive tax break for the development. Leaders in Effingham County negotiated the terms of the project, which was finalized through a series of closed-door discussions before the public announcement.
From wtoc.com
Who's involved
- OpenAIDeveloping the massive $20 billion AI data center campus.
- Effingham CountyHost county providing land and local incentives for the project.
- Savannah RiverThe river whose surface water is required for the project's cooling systems.
- Georgia PowerThe electric utility contracted to provide power for the data center campus.
How this reaches others
Each traced step by step, with the reporting behind itHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- OpenAI is seeking land in Effingham County, Georgia, for a massive data center project.Sub-event
- OpenAI signed an agreement with Georgia Power to power its massive data center campus in Effingham County.Sub-event
- Project Camellia, located in Effingham County, is being powered by Georgia Power.Sub-event
Effingham County granted a massive tax break for the data center project.1 source
The proposed $20 billion data center in Effingham County relies on surface water from the Savannah River.1 source
- Georgia Power is serving a data center campus located in Effingham County.Sub-event
OpenAI is planning a massive $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County.1 source
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The entities involved
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OpenAI
American artificial intelligence research organization
- Leaders call for international cooperation on AI risks, tech leaders call for oversight, and the CMA proposes stricter search engine choice requirements.
- Experts, including Dario Amodei at Cornell University, warned about the power and limits of AI, specifically citing risks of AI taking control of the internet.
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Effingham County
county in Georgia, United States
Related events
- OpenAI is in talks to lease a data center campus on federal land in Ohio, with potential financial backing from Nvidia.
- OpenAI, Vantage Data Centers, and Oracle are building a $15 billion data center campus in Port Washington, Wisconsin.
- Oracle and OpenAI signed a computing deal related to data center infrastructure in Doña Ana County.
- Data center plans involving Nvidia and OpenAI could generate $600B in revenue.
- Vantage Data Centers developed the Lighthouse campus, and OpenAI is part of the Stargate project.
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- effinghamherald.net
- bryancountynews.com
- wtoc.com
- wjcl.comWhere will OpenAI's Effingham County data center get its water from?
- wjcl.com
- bryancountynews.com
- wjcl.com
- livemint.com
- wtoc.com
- statesboroherald.comKemp touts data centers, calls AI 'scary' but essential