PSC deadline arrives for Georgia Power’s 3.2-gigawatt OpenAI data center contract
by Mary Landers, The Current August 25, 2026 Georgia Power and OpenAI are expected to close a deal…
Effingham agency pays tens of thousands to plug OpenAI project
by Maggie Lee and Kelley Lu, The Current August 24, 2026 About 25,000 phones beeped and buzzed across…
Georgia Power extends deadline for PSC to consider its contract with OpenAI
With a deadline a day away and staff at the Public Service Commission prepared to raise objections to…
‘Water done right’ for Effingham County OpenAI data center
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) -Effingham County leaders are launching a social media push to reassure residents that OpenAI’s…
Next steps for Effingham County’s OpenAI data center
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – While OpenAI’s planned $20 billion data center has cleared its initial hurdles through…
State regulator reviews OpenAI-Georgia Power contract
Georgia’s utility regulators at the Public Service Commission are reviewing a contract between OpenAI and Georgia Power to…
Georgia residents packed OpenAI open house and protested 1,400-acre data center plan
On July 23 in Rincon, Georgia, more than 500 people filled an OpenAI open house, and hundreds of…
Coffee, concerns and ‘Camellia’: Rincon meets on OpenAI plan
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) -A packed coffee shop in Rincon turned into a planning meeting Monday night as…
Gov. Kemp backs Georgia data centers despite worries about AI’s risks
Gov. Brian Kemp weighed in on the rush to develop artificial intelligence, calling the technology “scary” while also…
Where will OpenAI’s Effingham County data center get its water?
Where will OpenAI’s Effingham County data center get its water from? Questions about the project’s water usage have…
Community pushes back on Effingham County OpenAI data center
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) – Chants and questions filled an Effingham County open house Thursday night as OpenAI…
OpenAI Plans $30 Billion AI Data Center With 3.2 Gigawatts of Power
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, plans to spend at least $20 billion…