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Georgia Power - OpenAI 3.2 GW retail contract (Project Camellia)
The conditions Georgia Public Service Commission attached to this approval, each taken from the government document and cited to the page. These terms apply to this project; they are not general rules for the jurisdiction.
| Decided by | Georgia PSC Staff (deemed approval under the Large Load Contract Review Process Orders, Docket 44280); no Commission vote |
| Date | Aug. 26, 2026 |
| Vote | No vote: deemed approved when PSC Staff filed a no-objection Joint Statement (signed Chris Collado for Staff; Steven J. Hewitson and Brandon F. Marzo for Georgia Power). |
| Approval | Utility order |
| Applicant | OpenAI (Octans GA LLC per workbook) |
| Size | 3,210 MW (utility load) |
| Record status | Partly verified from the official record |
Adopted conditions
| Condition | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Size and height | ||
The executed contract covers 3,210 MW of electric service.Source text"a fully executed large load contract for 3,210MW of electric service" | 3,210 MW | Executed Large Load Contract, Aug. 27, 2026, p. 1 |
| Power and generators | ||
Georgia Power will serve the load under a large load contract.Source text"enclosed for filing is a fully executed large load contract for 3,210MW of electric service" | Executed Large Load Contract, Aug. 27, 2026, p. 1 | |
Large load customers pay the higher of tariff rates or a minimum bill, and owe minimum bills for the rest of the term if they leave early.Source text"customers would pay the higher of tariffed rates or a minimum bill amount each billing period they are a customer" | PSC Order on GPC Rules and Regulations Tariff Compliance Large Load, April 17, 2025, p. 2 | |
Minimum bills are designed to recover the transmission and generation costs of serving the new load.Source text"the minimum bill amounts would be set to recover the transmission and generation costs being incurred to serve the new large-load customers" | PSC Order on GPC Rules and Regulations Tariff Compliance Large Load, April 17, 2025, p. 2 | |
If a data center contract ends early, Georgia Power may not charge the revenue shortfall to customers under 100 MW.Source text"it shall not seek to recover from Non-Large Load customers any Incremental Cost Revenue Deficiency associated with serving Large Load Data Center Customers" | Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026, p. 2 | |
Georgia Power commits that large load revenue will lower a typical residential bill by at least 15 dollars a month in 2029 to 2031.Source text"the Company agrees to increase the downward pressure on rates from $8.50 per month to now provide at least $15.00 per month to the typical residential customer" | Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026, p. 3 | |
| Process and reporting | ||
Georgia Power must track large load revenue, tell the Commission within 15 days of any early termination notice, and publish semi-annual reports and contract summaries.Source text"the Company will file a semi-annual public report that provides (1) an overview of the performance of the Company's portfolio of Large Load Data Center Customers" | Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026, p. 2 | |
Georgia Power must notify the Commission within 15 days if a large load customer gives notice to terminate early.Source text"provide a letter to the Commission within 15 days of the Company's receipt of termination notification from the Large Load customer" | Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026, p. 2 | |
| Other | ||
Either Staff or the company may go back to the Commission if a change in law materially affects these protections.Source text"Both the Company's and Staff's agreements herein are predicated upon existing laws and regulations." | Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026, p. 2 | |
The contract was approved without a Commission vote because Staff did not object within 30 days.Source text"If Staff does not file an objection within thirty (30) days of the filing of the contract, the contract shall be deemed approved." | PSC Order on GPC Rules and Regulations Tariff Compliance Large Load, April 17, 2025, p. 3 | |
The whole contract is filed as a trade secret, so its term, minimum bills and exit fees are not public.Source text"the contract is being filed as trade secret in its entirety" | Executed Large Load Contract, Aug. 27, 2026, p. 1 | |
What changed between proposal and vote
Every change documented between the proposed version and the adopted version, including terms that were loosened, dropped or left unchanged.
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| Term | Proposed | Adopted | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratepayer protection | At least 8.50 USD/month residential downward pressure (Dec 2025 stipulation, Dockets 56298/56310) | At least 15.00 USD/month for 2029-2031 | Tightened |
| Ratepayer protection | No portfolio-wide early-termination shortfall protection stated before this review | No recovery of Incremental Cost Revenue Deficiency from Non-Large Load customers | Added |
Documents
Copies of the government documents cited above, hosted here so the links do not break. Large agenda packets are reduced to the cited pages; each page link opens the right page.
- Executed Large Load Contract, Aug. 27, 2026
- PSC Order on GPC Rules and Regulations Tariff Compliance Large Load, April 17, 2025
- Joint Statement Staff GPC No Objection, Aug. 26, 2026
Instruments in this approval
- Joint Statement of the Georgia PSC Staff and Georgia Power Company Regarding Large Load Contract Deemed Filed for purposes of review July 27, 2026
- Executed Large Load Contract, Georgia Power and OpenAI (CES packet), 3,210 MW (trade secret in its entirety)
- Order on Georgia Power Company's Revision to Rules and Regulations Tariff Compliance Filing (large load contract review process)
- Georgia Power Incremental Revenue from Large Load Customers (minimum estimate 2029-2031)
What remains and what is missing
Final for the PSC contract-review step: Staff filed no objection on day 30 and the contract was deemed approved 2026-08-26; executed contract (3,210 MW) filed 2026-08-27 as trade secret. Remaining: public summary of the contract (due within 10 days of 2026-08-26, not yet seen), 2028 base rate case implementing the 15 dollar per month commitment, generation certified in Dockets 56298/56310, and local land-use approvals for the Effingham County site (separate track).
Documents could not be obtained for: Noise, Setbacks and buffers, Water, Cooling, Decommissioning, Payments, Tax terms, Jobs, Site conditions. Those categories are unknown, not empty.