GoKawiilOpenAI launches 'Grid Protectors' program at Georgia data center
OpenAI announced Monday it will pilot a 'Grid Protectors Program' at a new data center in Effingham County, Georgia, pledging to free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during extreme weather or emergencies — enough to power air conditioning in roughly 700,000 homes. The company frames this as making its data center power supply available to utilities when local communities face strain.