OpenAI Launches Grid Protectors Program in Georgia

• OpenAI launched the Grid Protectors Program to reduce power use during emergencies.
• The pilot program is at a data center in Effingham County, Georgia.
• The program can free up to 1,000 megawatts of power, enough for 700,000 homes.
• The initiative aims to ease the strain on power grids caused by AI operations.
• No other sites for the program have been named yet.