# OpenAI Announces Project Camellia, a Georgia Data Center Built With Local Community Commitments

The Effingham County buildout pairs compute expansion with pledges on responsible energy, jobs, and local access to Codex.

- Published: 2026-07-23T05:46:05.758Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-07-23/openai-announces-project-camellia-a-georgia-data-center-buil
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [OpenAI News](https://openai.com/index/building-ai-infrastructure-with-the-effingham-county-community)

OpenAI announced Project Camellia in Effingham County, Georgia, a new AI-infrastructure site paired with commitments on responsible energy sourcing, community investment, jobs, and local access to its Codex coding tools. The framing around…

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