Codex · OpenAI · ChatGPT · OpenAI
The proposed site is located within the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, a pre-existing industrially-zoned warehouse project
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AI can help accelerate science and medicine, expand access to better tools for learning and discovery, create new kinds of jobs and businesses, and make everyday work more productive.
Key facts
- In addition to the $80 million in community benefits, they will make up to $71 million in credits for Codex available to eligible Georgia college, community college, and technical school students
- Eligible students will receive $100 in credits through their ChatGPT accounts to extend their use of Codex, gain hands-on experience with agentic AI, build projects, and develop practical skills
- On Thursday, July 23, they will hold a public open house where residents can meet the project team, ask questions, and help shape how the project delivers for Effingham County
- OpenAI will provide $80 million in community benefits over the life of the project, informed by the community and directed toward local priorities such as schools, public safety, health care
Summary
Project Camellia is a long-term datacenter project that OpenAI is designing and developing in Effingham County, Georgia. Electricity rates will not go up for residents because of this project. Under Georgia Public Service Commission rules, those costs cannot be passed on to existing ratepayers. Water use is minimal. The team are committed to making sure local communities benefit. OpenAI will provide $80 million in community benefits over the life of the project, informed by the community and directed toward local priorities such as schools, public safety, health care, utilities, workforce training, housing, veterans’ services, and support for small businesses and working families. In addition to the $80 million in community benefits, they will make up to $71 million in credits for Codex available to eligible Georgia college, community college, and technical school students.