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Effingham schedules its vote on OpenAI's six-building site plan

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Aerial view across Effingham County forest toward nearby industry.
Project imageAerial view across Effingham County forest toward nearby industry.Project Camellia (OpenAI)
The Effingham County Industrial Development Authority had a special called meeting, Monday, to vote on three separate agenda items related to Project Camellia and Effingham County's Project Zero. From
Project contextThe Effingham County Industrial Development Authority had a special called meeting, Monday, to vote on three separate agenda items related to Project Camellia and Effingham County's Project Zero. FromEffingham Herald

Published Oct 26, 2026

Effingham County placed Project Camellia's previously postponed site plan before commissioners for a November 3 vote. County staff found the submitted plan meets applicable I-1 zoning and site-plan requirements, but the report is a recommendation for consideration, not a recorded approval.

The vote is the next local land-use step for a 1,347-acre campus with six data-center buildings and major power and cooling infrastructure. Approval would address county site-plan review only; it would not itself establish federal wetlands permission or a construction start.

LocationEffingham County
JurisdictionEffingham County
Scale1,347 acres · six data-center buildings
TimelineCounty vote scheduled Nov. 3
WhoOpenAI
LinksEffingham County · OpenAI · Project Camellia
Sources and documents3 sources
↗ Project Camellia↗ Effingham County Development Services — Project Camellia Site Plan Staff Report (Site-26-6 and Site-26-10)↗ Google News

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Milestone

State completes its regional-impact review of OpenAI's $20B Effingham County data center

Georgia's Development of Regional Impact review of Project Camellia, OpenAI's proposed data-center campus in Effingham County, is now complete on the state's own tracking system: the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Commission issued its finding Sept. 1, 2026, with the process marked complete as of Sept. 6.

Rincon Sep 6, 2026
Project: Project Camellia