Georgia residents sue OpenAI over $20 billion data center deal

Three lawsuits in Effingham County allege secret dealings behind OpenAI's Project Camellia, a massive data center campus near Rincon A group of Georgia residents wants to know how a $20 billion data center ended up in their backyard without anyone asking them first. Residents and environmental advocacy groups in Effingham County have filed a string of lawsuits targeting OpenAI ’s proposed Project Camellia, along with county officials and the local Industrial Development Authority. The latest complaint goes well beyond paperwork disputes. It alleges conspiracy, fraud, and civil racketeering. Project Camellia is a $20 billion investment by OpenAI and Octans GA LLC. The planned campus would sit on a 1,440-acre site in the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, near the town of Rincon.

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