OpenAI to pilot Grid Protectors Program at Georgia data center to ease strain during emergencies

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OpenAI announced on Monday that it will test a program called Grid Protectors at a planned data center in Effingham County, Georgia. Under the initiative, the facility would be able to release up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity during extreme weather or emergencies. The company says that amount could run air conditioners for roughly 700,000 homes. The move comes as opposition to data centers grows across the United States, often over large projects advancing with limited consultation of nearby residents. In Utah, for example, residents protested after county commissioners approved a facility expected to use more than twice the power of its surroundings.

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