Project Camellia (OpenAI)

Announced

OpenAI · Effingham County, GA

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version 2026-09-14

Project Camellia (OpenAI) in Effingham County, GA is planned at 3.2 GW and about $20 billion, and is announced, with a 2028 target as of September 2026. It ranks 7th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 2.9% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is utility, iso, or government filing; the investment figure is press reported. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. Malachi.Energy tracks 4 mega projects in Georgia in total.

Planned capacity

3.2 GW

Utility, ISO, or government filing

Announced investment

$20 billion

Press reported

Status

Announced

As of September 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis: Utility, ISO, or government filing
Investment basis: Press reported
Confidence: Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals: Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source: WTOC, July 2026
Last verified: September 2026, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Four-building OpenAI campus at the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub announced July 2026, backed by a 3.2 GW Georgia Power PPA and phased from 2028 through 2032.

Location

Site: Effingham County, GA
Coordinates: 32.30, -81.23
State directory: Data centers in Georgia (38 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Georgia

Project Bunkhouse (Digital Realty)Bartow County, GA, 1.8 GW, announced
AWS GeorgiaButts County, GA, 1.2 GW, announced
Project Sail (Prologis)Coweta County, GA, 900 MW, announced

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Project Camellia (OpenAI) (Effingham County, GA). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/openai-camellia-effingham-ga

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  title = {Project Camellia (OpenAI) (Effingham County, GA)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Utility, ISO, or government filing. Investment basis: Press reported.},
  url = {https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/openai-camellia-effingham-ga}
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: utility, iso, or government filing. Investment basis: press reported. Dataset version 2026-09-14. Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.