--- title: OpenAI plans a $30bn, 3.2GW data centre in Georgia description: OpenAI plans to invest over $30 billion in a 3.2-gigawatt data centre near Savannah, Georgia, codenamed Project Camellia. The facility, contracted with Georgia... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-plans-a-30bn-3-2gw-data-centre-in-georgia-hpu9jflo4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: OpenAI plans a $30bn, 3.2GW data centre in Georgia | daily.dev og:description: OpenAI plans to invest over $30 billion in a 3.2-gigawatt data centre near Savannah, Georgia, codenamed Project Camellia. The facility, contracted with Georgia... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/openai-plans-a-30bn-3-2gw-data-centre-in-georgia-hpu9jflo4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/hPu9jFlO4.png og:image:alt: OpenAI plans a $30bn, 3.2GW data centre in Georgia 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. # OpenAI plans a $30bn, 3.2GW data centre in Georgia **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary OpenAI plans to invest over $30 billion in a 3.2-gigawatt data centre near Savannah, Georgia, codenamed Project Camellia. The facility, contracted with Georgia Power in Effingham County, will come online in phases between 2028 and 2032. A notable shift is that OpenAI is now designing its own data centres under the Stargate programme and plans to open-source the blueprints for data centres, hardware, and networking — echoing Meta's Open Compute Project. The expansion is selective: OpenAI has paused projects in the UK and Norway while rivals Anthropic and Meta continue aggressive buildouts. To win local support, OpenAI has committed to covering electrical infrastructure costs, closed-loop cooling, community funds, and AI credits for students. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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