On Nov. 2, 2026 OpenAI launched the Grid Protectors Program to seek utility agreements that let future compute campuses reduce demand when the grid is strained. Its Effingham County, Georgia campus is the stated pilot and is still in development. Georgia Power approved that contract on Aug. 26, including up to 1,000 megawatts of flexible demand response, with OpenAI paying the infrastructure cost. The post names no other signed utility.
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