OpenAI launches Grid Protectors programme
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2026年11月2日，OpenAI News发布消息称，OpenAI推出Grid Protectors Program（电网保护者计划），将与公用事业公司合作，帮助未来的算力园区支持电网可靠性，并保护消费者电费。早先报道未披露合作公用事业公司名单、计划启动时间、具体措施或覆盖范围等细节。11月3日，The Verge报道称，OpenAI周一宣布将在佐治亚州Effingham County一座即将建设的数据中心试点该计划，承诺在极端天气或紧急情况下释放最多1,000兆瓦电力，约可供70万户家庭空调使用。同日后续报道称，OpenAI在公告中启用新说法“compute campuses”，约900字公告中“data center”仅出现两次；该计划从佐治亚州Effingham County站点起步，承诺“支付我们造成的成本”并帮助社区维持供电，批评者认为改名并未减少数据中心对环境和当地资源的实际负担。
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- The Verge · AIOpenAI is quietly renaming data centers ‘compute campuses’
People hate data centers. They're loud, resource-hungry eyesores that are so profoundly unpopular they have managed to achieve the near-impossible in today's polarized political landscape: genuine bipartisan opposition. But what about "compute campuses"? Those sound lovely, right?
- The Verge · AIOpenAI pitches data center power plants as a way to protect nearby areas
In an announcement on Monday, OpenAI says it will pilot its "Grid Protectors Program" at an upcoming data center in Effingham County, Georgia, where the company promises to free up to 1,000 megawatts of power during extreme weather or emergencies, enough to power air conditioners in around 700,000 homes.
- OpenAI NewsIntroducing the Grid Protectors Program
OpenAI’s Grid Protectors Program will work with utilities to help future compute campuses support grid reliability and protect consumer electricity costs.
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