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Data center fact sheet · county

Effingham County, Georgia

As of . Latest dated change shown: Sep 21, 2026. Source: Data Center Census (datacentercensus.com), CC BY 4.0.

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Tracked projects
1
1 proposed
Planned capacity
3.21 GW
1 project publishes a figure; 0 projects publish none
Moratorium actions
0
Upcoming hearings
0

Projects

ProjectStatusPlanned capacityDeveloper
Project Camellia
Rincon
Proposed3.21 GWOpenAI (Octans GA LLC)

Pauses and local rules

No moratorium action on record.

Upcoming votes and hearings

No upcoming hearing on record. Agendas change; check with the body before attending.

Latest changes

  • Sep 21, 2026 One Hundred Miles and five residents sue the Effingham IDA and Octans GA alleging open-government law violations (Project Camellia)[1]
  • Sep 16, 2026 Coastal Regional Commission's full DRI report released; county site plan consideration postponed at developer request (Project Camellia)[2]
  • Sep 2, 2026 Three Effingham County residents sue in Effingham County Superior Court to throw out Ordinance 2026-352, the zoning change that paved the way for the project; the Effingham Herald reports the suit does not ask the court to stop Project Camellia (Project Camellia)[3]
  • Aug 4, 2026 Effingham County commissioners approve Ordinance 2026-352 permitting data centers in industrial zones (Project Camellia)[4]
  • Jul 24, 2026 Development of Regional Impact (DRI) form submitted to state (Project Camellia)[5]
  • Jul 23, 2026 Nearly 1,000 people attend public open house in Rincon, most opposing (Project Camellia)[6]

Notes

Planned capacity adds each record’s first published figure for projects not cancelled or denied; projects that publish none are never estimated. IT load is the power reaching computing equipment, so a total that includes it understates total power. Locations may be approximate where a record gives only a town or county. Counts cover tracked projects, not every data center.

Sources

  1. WTOC, “Georgia group sues over OpenAI data center deal in Effingham County”, Sep 21, 2026. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/21/georgia-group-sues-over-openai-data-center-deal-effingham-county/
  2. WTOC, “State reveals full DRI report on OpenAI's Effingham County data center project”, Sep 16, 2026. https://www.wtoc.com/2026/09/16/state-reveals-full-dri-report-openais-data-center-project/
  3. Effingham Herald, “Effingham County Residents Sue Over Data Center Zoning Change”. https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/effingham-county-residents-sue-over-data-center-zoning-change-openai-lawsuit/
  4. Effingham Herald, “Second Lawsuit Targets Effingham IDA Over OpenAI Data Center”, Sep 2026. https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/second-lawsuit-targets-effingham-ida-over-openai-data-center-one-hundred-miles-southern-environmental-law-center-project-camellia-georgia/
  5. The Current, “As Effingham County data center plan advances, next step is state evaluation process”, Jul 25, 2026. https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/25/as-effingham-county-data-center-plan-advances-next-step-is-state-evaluation-process/
  6. The Current, “OpenAI data center project sparks outrage among Effingham County residents”, Jul 24, 2026. https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/

Each project record lists all of its sources and excerpts. Cite as: Data Center Census, “Data center fact sheet: Effingham County, Georgia,” October 14, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/fact-sheets/georgia/effingham-county.