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135.4 billion! OpenAI officially announces its first self-developed data center
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Source: zhidx.com
Compiled by Zhidongxi | Editor by Yang Jingli | Li Shuiqing Zhidongzhi reported on July 23 that on July 22, local time, OpenAI announced that it was designing and developing a large-scale AI data center project, Project Camellia (Camellia Project), in Effingham County, Georgia, the United States. Currently, OpenAI is advancing a 3.2GW power supply cooperation with Georgia Power Company, and the power will be delivered in phases from 2028 to 2032. ▲OpenAI officially announced the data center project Project Camellia (Source: OpenAI) OpenAI promised to bear the power infrastructure and electricity costs required for the project, not to pass on related costs to local residents, and to invest US$80 million (approximately RMB 542 million) to give back to the community. The company will also provide local students with a Codex quota of up to US$71 million (approximately RMB 481 million), and eligible students can each receive a US$100 (approximately RMB 677) quota. The Effingham County Government issued an announcement on the same day announcing that the capital investment in the project would reach US$20 billion (approximately RMB 135.4 billion) and is expected to create 400 long-term, high-quality jobs. According to the Wall Street Journal, this is the first data center that OpenAI has personally led the design and development of. OpenAI has purchased the project land and is selecting partners responsible for building and operating the park. According to people familiar with the matter, the company has raised its computing power expenditure expectations by 2030 to approximately US$750 billion (approximately RMB 5.08 trillion). 1. Commit to residents not to pay for the data center and plan to invest 542 million to give back to the local community. Project Camellia is planned to be built in the Savannah Gateway Industrial Center, which was originally an industrial land planned for storage projects. The park covers a total area of about 2,600 acres. OpenAI said that the power infrastructure and electricity costs required to serve the data center will be fully borne by the company. According to the Georgia Public Service Commission, these costs cannot be