August 2, 2026
7 entries published that day, the everything feed by the day each row entered the record; the timeline lists milestones alone, by the day they happened. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.
- Georgia Statement
Effingham County resident Mike Melton expressed surprise at OpenAI choosing the Savannah area for data center development Said August 2, 2026, AJC.com. AJC.com local outlet (paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)
- Georgia Timeline entry
OpenAI Effingham County Data Center. OpenAI planned $20 billion data center campus with 4.4 million square feet in Effingham County The record reads proposed, August 2, 2026. AJC.com local outlet (content date)
- Georgia News item
OpenAI in Georgia: How $20B data center plan secretly took root in Effingham. AJC reports OpenAI's $20 billion data center plan blindsided Effingham County residents; Savannah area faces resource constraints for large scale computing. AJC.com, 2026-08-02. AJC.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Massachusetts News item
Massachusetts residents ask judge to halt data center expansion in their backyards - Yahoo. Massachusetts residents ask a judge to halt a data center expansion. The action indicates legal challenge to an existing or proposed project. Yahoo, 2026-08-02. Yahoo national outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Montana News item
Kalispell forum fleshes out the economics behind data centers - Daily Inter Lake. A Kalispell forum addressed the economic factors behind data center development. Community discussion explored economics of data centers. Daily Inter Lake, 2026-08-02. Daily Inter Lake local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Washington News item
Donald Kimball: To make electricity affordable, don't ban data centers. Reform energy regulations. - spokesman.com. Washington think tank communications manager argues data centers reduce electricity costs and urges rejection of bans and river dam removal. spokesman.com, 2026-08-02. spokesman.com local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
- Wisconsin News item
Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground - PBS Wisconsin. Janesville becomes an AI data center battleground, indicating community opposition or controversy. PBS Wisconsin, 2026-08-02. PBS Wisconsin local outlet (reported on this date) (reported on; the source's own date)
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