OpenAI launches Grid Protectors Program to cut data center power demand during grid strain

OpenAI's Grid Protectors Program will let its future compute campuses reduce electricity demand during grid strain, starting with the planned Effingham County, Georgia campus. The Georgia Power agreement includes up to 1,000 megawatts of flexible demand response—roughly the average demand of 700,000 households—and OpenAI has committed to paying full infrastructure and electric-service costs. Georgia Power projects about $950 million in annual customer savings from 2029, at least $15 monthly for a typical residential customer. The company cites projected U.S. data center capacity exceeding 100 gigawatts by 2030.

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