OpenAI announces $30B Georgia data center, spending $750B

OpenAI has announced a massive new data center project in Georgia and a significant increase in its long-term infrastructure spending, signaling an intense industry-wide race for computing power. The company revealed on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, that it will develop a $20 billion campus in Effingham County, northwest of Savannah, called Project Camellia. The full project cost is estimated to exceed $30 billion. This marks the first time OpenAI will lead the design and development of its own data center facility rather than relying primarily on cloud providers.

The company simultaneously revised its total projected infrastructure spending through 2030 to roughly $750 billion, a 25% increase from an earlier estimate of around $600 billion made earlier in the year. This colossal budget is earmarked for new cloud service agreements and for building out its own data center footprint.

Project Camellia will span 1,400 acres on a pre-existing industrially zoned site in the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub. OpenAI has contracted with Georgia Power for 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, with power delivery scheduled in phases from 2028 through 2032. The company said it will cover the full cost...