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OpenAI’s 3.2 GW Georgia Bet Meets PJM’s Cost Alarm — July 23, 2026

July 23 · 10 min · Episode 59 · 9.8 MB
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OpenAI plans a 3.2 GW Georgia data center campus as PJM’s market monitor tags data centers with $6.3 billion in capacity-auction charges, while water fights in Texas and California show the AI buildout’s local constraints are tightening.

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  1. OpenAI plans $20 billion data center campus near Savannah, Georgia — Quartz

    OpenAI plans $20 billion data center campus near Savannah, Georgia A.I. # OpenAI is building a $20 billion AI data center campus near Savannah, Georgia The project, called Project Camellia, will draw 3.2 gigawatts of power from Georgia Power in phases between 2028 and 2032 By Cris Tolomia 3 min read Updated July 22, 2026 Add QZ to Google NurPhoto / Getty Images OpenAI announced plans…

  2. AIP, MGX & GIP buy Aligned Data Centres for USD $40bn — DataCenterNews US

    AIP, MGX & GIP buy Aligned Data Centres for USD $40bn DataCenterNews US - Specialist news for cloud & data center decision-makers United States Powered By # AIP, MGX & GIP buy Aligned Data Centres for USD $40bn Wed, 22nd Jul 2026 (Today) KAREN JOY BACUDO Finance Editor AIP, MGX and BlackRock's GIP have completed the acquisition of Aligned Data Centres in a deal that values the company at…

  3. PJM monitor attributes US$6.3bn auction charges to data centres — BTW

    PJM monitor attributes US$6.3bn auction charges to data centres • Monitoring Analytics says data centres represented 38% of the US$16.4bn value of PJM’s 2028–2029 capacity auction • The monitor wants new data-centre demand backed by generation or procured separately through 15-year contracts --- ## The fact Monitoring Analytics, the independent market monitor for PJM Interconnection,…

  4. Developer scraps plan for data center near Cedar Creek Lake | Fort Worth Star-Telegram — Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    Developer scraps plan for data center near Cedar Creek Lake | Fort Worth Star-Telegram An undated photo of Cedar Creek Lake. According to records, Diode Ventures sought to draw up to 5 million gallons of water a day from the lake for use in a proposed data center, but those plans have now been called off. Ashley Cook Amid public outcry, a developer has abandoned its plans for a data center…

  5. Lawsuit Tests Water Strategy Behind California’s Lithium Valley — Data Center Knowledge

    Lawsuit Tests Water Strategy Behind California’s Lithium Valley # Lawsuit Tests Water Strategy Behind California’s Lithium Valley The case serves as a critical early test for Imperial County’s Lithium Valley development strategy, which envisions shifting agricultural water to support decades of industrial growth, including lithium processing and data centers. Shane Snider, Senior News…

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