OpenAI Effingham County data center campus
Data center project in Rincon, Georgia
OpenAI Effingham County data center campus is a data center project in Rincon, Georgia, approved, developed by OpenAI, with a stated size of 3.2 GW. Last reported August 27, 2026, from 4 sources.
- Status
- Approved
- Developer
- OpenAI
- Location
- Rincon, Georgia
- Stated size
- 3.2 GW
- Stated investment
- $20B
- Last reported
- ·
- Sources
- 4 sources
- Other companies on the job
- 1 company named, on Ultra
Is it moving?
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Permits and filings
- IDA property tax abatement agreementIncentive · linkedin.com ↗
- Ordinance allowing data centers in industrial zonesZoning · linkedin.com ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · Georgia Public Service Commission · linkedin.com ↗
- Development of Regional Impact reviewEnvironmental review · Coastal Regional Commission · linkedin.com ↗
- Site plan vote for Project CamelliaSite plan · Withdrawn · linkedin.com ↗
- Lawsuit challenging IDA meeting notice and land salePublic record · Filed · insideclimatenews.org ↗
- Lawsuit challenging county zoning ordinance changeZoning · Filed · insideclimatenews.org ↗
- Utility filingUtility filing · Under review · linkedin.com ↗
What the sources say
Investment
“The proposed development has been described as a roughly $20 billion investment”
Reported
“OpenAI to open a data center in the county’s Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub near Rincon”
Size
“The OpenAI facility is expected to need approximately 3,200 megawatts (MW) of power.”
Investment
“Beyond the $20 billion capital investment, the project will create 400 long-term, high-quality jobs”
Reported
“OpenAI’s planned $20 billion, 4.4 million-square-foot data center campus”
Status
“The company intends to begin construction in early 2027.”
Acreage
about 1,440 acres
Square footage
about 4.4 million square feet of data-center space
Capacity
up to 3.2 gigawatts
Demand response
up to 1,000 MW
Cooling
closed-loop cooling system
Water use
about 30,000 gallons of water a day
Construction start
by the end of 2028
Completion
end of 2034
Jobs
at least 400 jobs
Parking spaces
more than 1,600 parking spaces
Reports behind this page
- Report from ibidelectric.com · ibidelectric.com ·
- Report from wjbf.com · wjbf.com ·
- Report from rbfirehose.com · rbfirehose.com ·
- Report from newsbreak.com · newsbreak.com ·
What the full file adds
- General contractorOpen: not named yet
- Electrical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Mechanical contractorOpen: not named yet
- Engineering and commissioningOpen: not named yet
- Power and cooling equipmentOpen: not named yet
- Utility and power supply1 named
- TenantOpen: not named yet
- Investors and lendersOpen: not named yet
- Named builders, suppliers and partners1 company named on this job besides the developer, each with its source.Ultra
- Buying stage by tradeWhen the electrical, mechanical and other trade work on this job is likely to be bought.Ultra
- ContactsSenior people at the companies on this job, where public pages name them.Ultra
- Who pays whom1 deal on file: equity, loans, leases, power or equipment, each with its source.Ultra
- Video and satellite readingsHow busy the site looks, wherever public drone or news footage or a satellite image of it is found.Ultra
- Spezia's read of the projectIts construction phase, how likely it is to be built and what is holding it back.Ultra
- AlertsAn email the day this project moves.Ultra
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Other data centers in Rincon and Georgia
- Project Camellia (OpenAI Data Center)ApprovedSame town · RinconOpenAI3.2 GW
- Project GatewayApprovedSame town · RinconOpenAISize not stated
- OpenAI Effingham data center campusAnnouncedSame town · RinconOpenAI3.2 GW
- Project CamelliaAnnouncedSame town · RinconOpenAI3.2 GW
- Project Camellia (OpenAI Effingham County Campus)AnnouncedSame town · RinconOpenAI3.2 GW
- Project SailApproved · NewnanPrologis900 MW
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