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        {
          "title": "OpenAI plans $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County's Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub",
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          "title": "Effingham County residents push back on $20 billion OpenAI data center",
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          "title": "$20B OpenAI data center project sparks outrage among Coastal Georgia residents",
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          "title": "Georgia Power to serve OpenAI project in Effingham County",
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          "title": "Records show Effingham County leaders finalized massive tax break for $20B OpenAI data center day before public announcement",
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          "title": "OpenAI in Georgia: How $20B data center plan secretly took root in Effingham",
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          "summary": "The free meal program is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, September 8, 2026",
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          "summary": "Georgia Power entered into a 25-year agreement with OpenAI to provide 3.2 gigawatts of electricity",
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          "status": "permitting",
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          "summary": "Project Camellia has cleared initial hurdles through the county's development authority",
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          "summary": "OpenAI data center planned for Effingham County",
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          "status": "approved",
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          "summary": "Project planned for phased development between 2028 and 2032",
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          "status": "approved",
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        {
          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Effingham County Industrial Development Authority approved incentive package for OpenAI data center on July 21, 2026",
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          "source_tier": 1
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI planned $20 billion data center campus with 4.4 million square feet in Effingham County",
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Project has multi-year five-phase timeline with first phase targeted to begin construction by late 2028 and entire project completed by end of 2034",
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "County records show the Special Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreement gives OpenAI a 37.5 percent annual property tax reduction, assessing the property at 25 percent of fair market value instead of the standard 40 percent, locked at the 2026 millage rate for 15 years",
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          "source_tier": 1
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "summary": "Agreement gave Broe and OmniTRAX authority as sole and exclusive agent, attorney-in-fact and master developer of nearly 2,600 acres of ECIDA-owned land",
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "source_url": "https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "ECIDA purchased the property near Rincon in 2006 from International Paper for about $31 million",
          "source_url": "https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
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          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Project announced July 22 followed by public information open house July 23",
          "source_url": "https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Project Camellia is a planned 1,400-acre data center campus at the Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub",
          "source_url": "https://www.effinghamherald.net/data-centers/how-openais-effingham-data-center-moved-forward-without-public-input-rincon/",
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          "status": "permitting",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "County must wait until DRI process complete before initiating engineering reviews, fire and stormwater plans, or noise level evaluations",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/25/as-effingham-county-data-center-plan-advances-next-step-is-state-evaluation-process/",
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          "status": "permitting",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-25",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Georgia Coastal Regional Commission must evaluate project in no more than 30 days",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/25/as-effingham-county-data-center-plan-advances-next-step-is-state-evaluation-process/",
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          "status": "permitting",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "DRI form submitted July 23, 2026 by Effingham County Senior Planner Kimberly Barlett with blank spaces for water usage, energy supply, and environmental impacts",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/25/as-effingham-county-data-center-plan-advances-next-step-is-state-evaluation-process/",
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        },
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          "status": "permitting",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Project Camellia must undergo Georgia Developments of Regional Impact process before construction can begin",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/25/as-effingham-county-data-center-plan-advances-next-step-is-state-evaluation-process/",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
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          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Effingham County Industrial Development Authority was initially approached about the data center around fall 2025",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
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        },
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          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI promises $80 million in community benefits including sports fields and free training for school students",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
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        },
        {
          "status": "approved",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-23",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI will receive short-term tax abatements during construction and become the county's largest taxpayer after opening in 2028",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
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        },
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          "status": "approved",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-23",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI data center project covers 2,600 acres at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
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        },
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          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI data center project in Effingham County announced without any public comment or vote",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "status": "approved",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-23",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Nearly 1,000 people attended an open house on July 23, 2026 about the $20 billion OpenAI data center project in Effingham County",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/23/openai-data-center-project-sparks-outrage-among-effingham-county-residents/",
          "source_tier": 1
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Site is next to a high school and less than a mile from a park",
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        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
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          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "Under a 25-year agreement, OpenAI agreed to cut up to 1,000 megawatts during peak demand to help grid reliability",
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          "source_tier": 1
        },
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          "status": "proposed",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-23",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Project Camellia covers about 1,400 acres inside Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub with four buildings and $20 billion price tag",
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        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-22",
          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "25-year agreement with Georgia Power",
          "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county-302832224.html",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "status": "proposed",
          "effective_at": "2026-07-22",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI announced plans for a new project in Effingham County, Georgia, about 45 minutes outside of Savannah",
          "source_url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/georgia-power-to-serve-openai-project-in-effingham-county-302832224.html",
          "source_tier": 1
        },
        {
          "status": "approved",
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          "date_basis": "content",
          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "The site is located just outside of Rincon in Effingham County",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/",
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          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
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          "summary": "Data center is scheduled to open in phases starting in 2028",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/",
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        },
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          "status": "approved",
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          "planned": false,
          "source_date": null,
          "summary": "OpenAI data center will comprise four buildings at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub",
          "source_url": "https://thecurrentga.org/2026/07/22/20-billion-openai-data-center-to-open-in-effingham-county/",
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          "status": "proposed",
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          "summary": "Site is located at Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub, approximately 12 miles northwest of the Port of Savannah",
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          "source_tier": 1
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          "summary": "OpenAI proposes a $20 billion data center campus in Effingham County",
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