Data centers spur on power grid expansion in Southeast Georgia

Data centers leading to power grid expansion

Effingham County’s OpenAI data center could eventually use enough electricity to power more than 2 million American homes or a major city. How will the county’s – the region’s – power grid support such a large project?

Data centers spur on power grid expansion in Southeast Georgia

At 3,200 megawatts of power (3.2 gigawatts), Project Camellia will be among the largest data center projects in the U.S., but it’s just one piece of Georgia’s data center boom. The state now has one of the highest concentrations of data centers in the U.S. To meet their staggering energy demands, Georgia is rapidly expanding its power grid, including transmission and natural gas projects in Effingham County.