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OpenAI promises to cut its data centers' consumption when the power grid is at its limit, starting in Georgia

OpenAI launched the Grid Protectors Program: its future compute campuses will reduce power consumption when the grid is under stress. The pilot is in Effingham County, Georgia, in an agreement with Georgia Power that provides up to 1,000 MW of flexible demand response, the equivalent of about 700,000 homes. OpenAI says it pays the infrastructure costs, and the projection is savings of about $950 million a year for customers starting in 2029, or at least $15 a month for a typical home.