OpenAI received approval for a 3.2-gigawatt Georgia power arrangement; Georgia Power will build generation funded by OpenAI.

OpenAI received approval for a 3.2-gigawatt power arrangement supporting a planned data center in Effingham County, Georgia. The figure refers to electrical power supply, not installed GPU capacity or data-center floor space.

Georgia Power will construct the new generation needed for the arrangement. OpenAI is expected to fund the generation costs under the approved structure.

The source identifies the development as an approved power deal for a planned data center. It does not provide the generation mix, individual plant capacities, construction cost, energization schedule or server hardware configuration.