Platform WatchJuly 22, 2026via The Decoder
OpenAI's "Project Camellia" in Georgia secures a massive 3.2-gigawatt power deal through 2032
Why it matters
OpenAI is securing massive infrastructure capacity for AI compute with a decade-long power commitment, signaling serious capex investment in US-based model training and inference. This is a critical step in the infrastructure arms race that will determine which companies can scale frontier models.
Key signals
- Project Camellia: OpenAI data center in Georgia
- 3.2-gigawatt power deal through 2032
- $80 million pledged for local community
- $71 million in Codex credits for student education
- Georgia Power as power provider
- Deal addresses community opposition to data center resource consumption
The hook
3.2 gigawatts. OpenAI just locked in Georgia's largest power deal through 2032—and it's reshaping the US data center race.
OpenAI is planning a data center in Georgia called "Project Camellia" with a 3.2-gigawatt power deal from Georgia Power. The company pledged $80 million for the local community and $71 million in Codex credits for students to counter growing opposition to US data centers that many residents see as resource-hungry but job-poor.