OpenAI’s Georgia Campus Tests Local Oversight

OpenAI’s proposed Project Camellia campus near Rincon, Georgia, would occupy roughly 1,400 acres, cost about $20 billion, and potentially require up to 3.

2 gigawatts of electricity, with construction targeted for late 2026 and operations for 2028. The project is advancing through existing industrial zoning, a regional-impact review, site-plan work, and a 15-year property-tax abatement, while key details on water, energy supply, and environmental effects remain incomplete. Residents are seeking more studies and enforceable conditions over traffic, noise, wetlands, water, sewer capacity, and the limited formal public input allowed under the existing zoning framework.