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OpenAI to build massive data center near Savannah |

Published

24 July 2026

Topic

operational-macro

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AI Infrastructure

Geography

United States

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Read at capitol-beat.org

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Fusion42 · 24 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

OpenAI announced Project Camellia, a 3,200-megawatt data center near Savannah that will consume as much electricity as a full Georgia coal plant. The company commits to paying all infrastructure and energy costs upfront, with a flexibility agreement to reduce peak demand by up to 1,000 megawatts.

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◆ The Wire takeaway

OpenAI just locked in 3,200 megawatts of dedicated power at predictable cost — a private buyer has beaten public grid uncertainty to the punch. If you're selling power systems, cooling, or grid-scale infrastructure into AI compute, you now know the scale of demand that's real, signed, and bankrolled.

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