{"id":9812,"date":"2026-11-02T18:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9812"},"modified":"2026-11-02T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T18:24:52","slug":"openai-data-center-grid-protection-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=9812","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI pitches data center power plants as a way to protect nearby areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/index\/grid-protectors-program\/\">an announcement on Monday<\/a>, OpenAI says it will pilot its \u201cGrid Protectors Program\u201d at an upcoming data center in Effingham County, Georgia, where the company promises to free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during extreme weather or emergencies, enough to power air conditioners in around 700,000 homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The announcement comes as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/1019152\/data-centers-midterm-elections\">opposition to data centers<\/a> spreads across the US, in response to massive projects that have begun development and construction, frequently with little or no input from local residents. In Utah, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/933687\/utah-stratos-project-data-center-kevin-oleary\">residents protested<\/a> after Box Elder County commissioners signed off on a data center expected to consume more than double the state\u2019s peak electricity demand in 2025, and spread hot air in the desert valley surrounding the data center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">Now OpenAI\u2019s approach is to pitch the construction of power plants that feed the electricity required by the new AI data centers it\u2019s building as \u201ca resource that utilities can call on when communities need it most.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleanegroup.org\/states-are-stepping-up-to-protect-households-from-rising-energy-bills-due-to-data-centers\/\">Several states<\/a> like Tennessee, Florida, Oklahoma, Oregon, and others have enacted laws that say they will prevent AI companies from passing energy costs on to residents, in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/policy\/965110\/new-york-ai-data-center-moratorium\">moratoriums<\/a> and other restrictions. This is besides the environmental impacts, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/1015958\/data-center-pollution-rising-report\">a recent study by the Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)<\/a> said that powering proposed Texas data center projects could undo decades of air quality gains over just five years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">\u201cElectricity demand also rises and falls with the seasons, with different regions facing their biggest peaks at different times,\u201d OpenAI\u2019s announcement says. \u201cOur compute campuses need power year-round. With the right agreements, that steady demand can help spread the grid\u2019s fixed costs across more electricity sales, while flexibility lets us reduce demand when the system is busiest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">OpenAI says it\u2019s going to continue working with policymakers and utility services to make \u201carrangements for our future campus to reduce electricity demand when the grid is under strain.\u201d Along with its data center in Georgia, OpenAI is also partnering with Oracle and SoftBank to build its \u201cStargate\u201d data centers across the US, including in Shackelford County, Texas; Do\u00f1a Ana County, New Mexico; and Milam County, Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/1024604\/openai-data-center-grid-protection-program\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an announcement on Monday, OpenAI says it will pilot its \u201cGrid Protectors Program\u201d at an upcoming data center in Effingham County, Georgia, where the company promises to free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during extreme weather or emergencies, enough to power air conditioners in around 700,000 homes. 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