According to Tom's Hardware, residents in Effingham County, Georgia sued OpenAI and local county officials on November 6, alleging the company and officials secretly advanced a $20 billion data center project. The lawsuit was filed under Georgia's racketeering statute, with plaintiffs seeking triple actual damages plus claims of fraud and conspiracy. Court filings state the county's industrial development authority signed a non-disclosure agreement with OpenAI in October 2025, nine months before the project's public announcement.

The project, named Project Camellia, is planned for about 1,440 acres at Savannah Gateway industrial park and would be built by OpenAI-affiliated company Octans GA. The county commission approved the arrangement despite only listing "Project Gateway" on the meeting agenda, according to the complaint.

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