The Georgia Public Utilities Commission has approved the contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI. The utility will develop 3.2 gigawatts of generation, for which OpenAI has committed to fully finance the infrastructure.
In August 2026, the Georgia Public Utilities Commission approved the power supply contract between Georgia Power and OpenAI to power the company's planned data center in Effingham County. The agreement assumes the development of 3.2 gigawatts of new generation by the utility.
The project, called Project Camellia, would occupy 1,400 acres and absorb up to 3.2 GW delivered in stages between 2028 and 2032. Since the site was announced on July 22, Georgia Power and OpenAI have said that the technology company will cover the entire cost of building the infrastructure needed to power it. OpenAI has also committed to offering up to 1 GW of demand response.
The type of generation capacity that will be mobilized has not been specified, a point that remains at the heart of the concerns expressed by local associations about the effect of the project, estimated at $20 billion, on the bills of other subscribers in the state.
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