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  1. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · LUCILLE LANNIGAN

    Georgia PSC Takes Questions on OpenAI’s Effingham Data Center (opens the original)

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    SAVANNAH — The Georgia Public Service Commission brought the debate over OpenAI's planned 1,400-acre data center campus in Effingham County to Savannah on Tuesday, as commissioners faced questions about who regulates the project, who pays for its massive power demands and what protections are in place for Georgia Power customers. The commission held its regular administrative meeting in the Chatham County Board of Commissioners chambers before hosting a two-hour town hall, where residents from a

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · LUCILLE LANNIGAN

    Georgia Data Center Regulations Sought as OpenAI Project Advances (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Ga. — As OpenAI moves forward with plans for a massive data center campus in Effingham County, state regulators and environmental advocates Monday urged residents to push for stronger rules governing the industry's impact on communities. About 100 people gathered Sept. 14 at the Mars Theatre for a data center town hall hosted by Georgia Conservation Voters. The discussion focused on water, electricity, noise, air quality, land use, community benefits and decommissioning — and whethe

  3. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · LUCILLE LANNIGAN

    Effingham County Residents Sue Over Data Center Zoning Change (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD, Ga. – Three Effingham County residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the county's recent zoning change that cleared the way for data centers to be built in industrial areas – including the type of development proposed for OpenAI's Project Camellia. The complaint, filed Sept. 2 in Effingham County Superior Court, challenges Ordinance 2026-352, which county commissioners gave final approval Aug. 4. The lawsuit asks a Superior Court judge to throw out the ordinance and stop

  4. Article · Aug 31, 2026 · LUCILLE LANNIGAN

    Effingham Industrial Authority Approves OpenAI Tax Relief, $90M Deal (opens the original)

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    RINCON, Ga. – The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority approved three measures Aug. 31 aimed at reducing the local tax burden while directing funds from OpenAI’s Project Camellia toward the school district and economic development projects in the county. The decisions came as the ECIDA, Effingham County Board of Commissioners and Board of Education work on agreements intended to roll back millage rates for 2026. ECIDA CEO Brandt Herndon said the three entities have been working toge

  5. Article · Aug 30, 2026 · LUCILLE LANNIGAN

    Effingham Residents Press Commissioners Over OpenAI Data Center (opens the original)

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    SPRINGFIELD – Effingham County residents spent nearly three hours Saturday pressing county commissioners over OpenAI’s proposed Project Camellia data center, challenging officials over the project’s potential impact on their homes, utilities and the county’s future. For the first time since OpenAI announced the project in July, commissioners devoted a work session to hearing directly from residents. About 75 people packed the council chambers at the county’s administrative complex, while another

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