Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community

Project Camellia is OpenAI's plan to build a large data center in Effingham County, Georgia, requiring 3.2 gigawatts of power delivered between 2028 and 2032. OpenAI has committed to not raising electricity rates for residents, using minimal water through a closed-loop system (which recirculates water like a car radiator), providing $80 million in community benefits, and creating thousands of jobs. The company will also fund up to $71 million in Codex credits (OpenAI's agentic coding tool, a software that helps people write code) for Georgia college students to develop technical skills.