Georgia
Data centers in Effingham County
We track 1 project inside Effingham County and 0 more within 25 miles of it. For a distance-specific answer, check your own address.
In Effingham County
Approved
3200 MW
Rincon
OpenAI announced Project Camellia on July 22, 2026, a four building AI data center campus on about 101 acres within the 2,600 acre Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub just outside Rincon, representing at least 20 billion dollars in investment. Georgia Power will supply up to 3.2 gigawatts of power delivered in phases between 2028 and 2032, the campus will use a closed loop cooling system that OpenAI says will not draw from local water supplies, and Effingham County approved a 50 percent property tax abatement for 15 years along with an 80 million dollar community benefits fund. Some Effingham residents have voiced concern about the scale and pace of the project despite the incentives.
Power bills in Effingham County
Most of the county is served by Georgia Power, with parts on Excelsior EMC or Planters EMC or Canoochee EMC.
Base rate freeze through 2028 (docket 44280) holds base rates flat from July 2025. Fuel and storm riders are separate and can still move. 2026 fuel and storm cost settlement (docket 44280, 56765) takes about $4.04 a month off a typical bill from June 2026. The December 2025 certification of about 9,885 MW of new generation for data center load came with a promise of at least $8.50 a month of downward pressure on a typical bill in 2029 through 2031, because large customers are meant to carry more of the cost. Consumer groups warned it could instead add around $20 a month if the projected data center demand does not show up.
Georgia Power and the Georgia PSC Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached a stipulated agreement extending the alternate rate plan first approved in the 2022 rate case, keeping Georgia Power base electricity rates flat through at least 2028. The Georgia Public Service Commission approved the stipulation by vote on July 1, 2025, with a formal order issued July 31, 2025. The freeze applies only to base rates and does not limit separate fuel cost recovery or storm cost recovery charges, both of which can still change a residential bill during the freeze period. Georgia Power has said growth in large load customers such as data centers helped make the freeze possible by spreading fixed costs across a larger customer base.
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