--- title: Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County... description: OpenAI has announced Project Camellia, a large-scale datacenter development in Effingham County, Georgia, contracting 3.2 gigawatts of power from Georgia Power... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community-jd9pza7yw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI has announced Project Camellia, a large-scale datacenter development in Effingham County, Georgia, contracting 3.2 gigawatts of power from Georgia Power... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community-jd9pza7yw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JD9pZa7yw.png og:image:alt: Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Building AI infrastructure with the Effingham County community **[OpenAI](https://daily.dev/sources/openai)** · 7 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI has announced Project Camellia, a large-scale datacenter development in Effingham County, Georgia, contracting 3.2 gigawatts of power from Georgia Power to be delivered in phases between 2028 and 2032. Key community commitments include no electricity rate increases for residents, minimal water use via a closed-loop system, $80 million in community benefits (schools, public safety, healthcare, etc.), and up to $71 million in Codex credits for eligible Georgia college students. The project will create thousands of construction and permanent jobs, prioritize local contractors, and is expected to be the county's largest taxpayer. An independent annual audit will ensure accountability. A public open house is planned for July 23, and a Georgia Community Compact will formalize commitments based on community input. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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