Kemp holds meeting with OpenAI and Georgia Power in Atlanta

By: Maggie Lee, The Current

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: July 7, 2026

Words: 605

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago


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In May, as Georgians rallied at the polls and community meetings against power- and water-guzzling data centers, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp met with representatives of OpenAI about the AI industry-leading company’s business plans for the state.

While the meeting became public as part of Kemp’s schedule, neither the governor’s office, nor OpenAI or Georgia Power, whose representatives were also present, would elaborate on the topics discussed.

“The purpose of the meeting is to brief the …

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