Data centers in Candler County, Georgia
No data center in Candler County is on the record. The nearest one planned is OpenAI Effingham County Data Center Campus (Project Camellia) in Rincon, 50 miles away, waiting on permits. The nearest running is Meta Aiken Data Center in South Carolina, about 80 miles away.
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The closest data centers to Candler County
The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Georgia and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.
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OpenAI Effingham County Data Center Campus (Project Camellia)
Rincon, Effingham County · OpenAI
Latest, September 4, 2026: OpenAI is planning a large data center in Effingham County, Georgia, for which Georgia Power received approval for a 3.2 GW power deal, and which faces a citizen led zoning lawsuit and questions about water and electric bill impacts.
50 miles from the center of Candler County to the site.
- Nearest one running
Meta Aiken Data Center
Aiken, Aiken County · Meta
No dated entry on the record yet.
About 80 miles from the center of Candler County to the center of Aiken.
What Candler County has decided 1 body, 1 decision on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candler County | county | not rated | Candler County Commissioners voted 4-0 to table discussion of data center projects and zoning ordinances. thegeorgiavirtue.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 81 act on this rowEvery act on the Candler County row
| 1 | 2026-09-08 |
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OrdinanceCandler County
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Questions about Candler County
Is there a data center near Candler County?
No data center in Candler County is on the record. The nearest one planned is OpenAI Effingham County Data Center Campus (Project Camellia) in Rincon, 50 miles from the center of Candler County to the site, waiting on permits. The nearest running is Meta Aiken Data Center in South Carolina, about 80 miles from the center of Candler County to the center of Aiken.
answered from the rows aboveIs Candler County allowing new data centers?
Candler County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Candler County Commissioners voted 4-0 to table discussion of data center projects and zoning ordinances, reported September 8, 2026.
answered from the rows aboveAbout this data
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