Wall Street Journal reports OpenAI is expanding its data‑center footprint and has raised its compute‑spend forecast through 2030 from about $600 bln earlier this year to roughly $750 bln, citing new agreements with cloud providers to secure large‑scale compute for AI model development and operations. OpenAI said it will invest $20 bln to launch the "Camellia" data centre in Effingham County, Georgia, and has signed a contract with Georgia Power for 3.2 GW of electricity supply covering 2028–2032

Wall Street Journal reports OpenAI is expanding its data‑center footprint and has raised its compute‑spend forecast through 2030 from about $600 bln earlier this year to roughly $750 bln, citing new agreements with cloud providers to secure large‑scale compute for AI model development and operations. OpenAI said it will invest $20 bln to launch the "Camellia" data centre in Effingham County, Georgia, and has signed a contract with Georgia Power for 3.2 GW of electricity supply covering 2028–2032; total project costs may exceed $30 bln, potentially making it one of OpenAI’s largest facilities. Sources say OpenAI has hired Brent Mayo, a former lead architect on Musk’s data‑centre projects, to help keep the build on schedule.