Bloomberg reported on July 22 that OpenAI plans to spend over $30 billion on a Georgia data center. OpenAI contracted with Georgia Power Co. and secured 3.2 gigawatts of energy for the complex in Effingham County.
Power, not chips, is increasingly the gating item. Securing multi-gigawatt supply from a regulated utility is a multi-year undertaking, and deals like this reveal where AI companies are placing their long-term bets.
Source: Bloomberg