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Project Camellia (OpenAI)
OpenAI (developer entity Octans GA LLC) · near Rincon (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub), Effingham County, GA
- Status
- approved
- Developer
- OpenAI (developer entity Octans GA LLC)
- Location
- near Rincon (Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub), Effingham County, GA
- Power (MW)
- 3,210 MWPeak loadBasis: Georgia DRI filing / Georgia Power contract (up to 3.21 GW)
- Land (acres)
- About 1,441 acres
- Investment
- $20BAnnounced min
- Water
- Source: Effingham County Water Treatment Plant
- Use: ~30,000 gal/day, closed-loop (DRI)
- Committed gallons per day: not disclosed
- Power utility
- Georgia Power (25-yr contract, minimum monthly bill)
- Local signal
- Mixed
Upcoming
As of the record date. Confirm times with the host body before attending.
- 2028-2032Construction window
Local organizing
- One Hundred Miles / SELC: Open Meetings lawsuit
- Residents: Zoning lawsuit
Notes
4 buildings, 4.4M sq ft. 'Approved' reflects by-right zoning; site plan approval status unverified. Savannah adopted 155-day moratorium (Aug 2026).
Timeline
- Sep 21, 2026SELC/One Hundred Miles Open Meetings Act suit
- Sep 16, 2026DRI report released
- Sep 2, 2026Zoning lawsuit filed by 3 residents
- Aug 4, 2026Ordinance 2026-352 final approval (data centers by right on industrial land)
- Jul 22, 2026Announced
Sources
- WTOC: State reveals full DRI report on OpenAI's Effingham project ↗ · as of
- WJCL: Effingham residents sue over OpenAI data center ↗ · as of
- Effingham County: Project Camellia official resource center ↗ · as of
Compiled from public records and reporting. Values a source did not state are marked “not reported”. Record ID ga-effingham-openai-project-camellia. Back to the tracker.