Oklahoma: data centers & your electric bill
As of October 1, 2026, AI GridWatch tracks 14 data center moratoriums or pushback actions in Oklahoma: 13 in force, 1 expired, rejected or rescinded. The state has 38 tracked data center facilities using an estimated 0.6 TWh of electricity a year.
Everything GridWatch tracks in Oklahoma on one page — proposed projects, moratoriums, permits, officials, and the 2026 ballot.
Subscribe by RSS — moratorium changes and community headlines for Oklahoma.
As of July 2026 (3m ago) · changes over months · Source: U.S. Data Center Power Map by State — ElectricChoice.com compilation (updated July 2026; CC-BY 4.0). Underlying load research: LBNL 2024 US Data Center Energy Usage Report; rates: EIA
Facility counts vary by directory because each one draws the boundary differently — DataCenterMap lists 44 in Alabama where this table says 35, since it counts small network rooms alongside hyperscale campuses. Cite the TWh figure rather than the facility count when you can; it is the number that speaks to grid impact. Underlying load research is LBNL-2001637 (Dec 2024).
1Proposed data centers in Oklahoma (2)
0 still live · 2 decided or withdrawn. Each name links to the full dossier — ownership, intelligence log, and where to read the paper trail.
| Project | Where | Size | Behind it | Stage | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoreWeave Muskogee OK | Muskogee | — | CoreWeave | Source read 2026-08-14 | |
| Google Pryor (North) | Pryor | 53 MW | Source read 2026-08-14 |
2Pushback already happening in Oklahoma
| Where | Level | Status | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | Emergency moratorium through end of 2026 on zoning and development applications for data centers, unanimous. Exempts 75 MW and below after a later amendment, plus two pending rezonings | SourceOfficial read 2026-08-13 |
| Oklahoma (SB 1488) | State | Rejectedno end date — permanent | SB 1488 (Sen. Sacchieri) would have barred new data centers of 100 MW or more until Nov 1, 2029 and ordered a Corporation Commission study. Introduced Feb 2, sent to committee Feb 3, never got a committee or floor vote, died at sine die adjournment on May 14, 2026 | SourceNews read 2026-08-23 |
| Luther | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | Town board ordinance pausing new rezoning applications and specific-use permit requests for data centers through Dec 31, 2026, and restricting approvals of applications already filed, while the town revises zoning for data centers and battery storage. Aimed at Beltline Energy's proposed development, which the board discussed the same night without acting on it. The meeting drew a crowd large enough to be moved outdoors | SourceNews read 2026-08-23 |
| Tulsa | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | 9-month pause on processing and approving building permits for data centers within city limits, unanimous, through Dec 31, 2026 or earlier if zoning is updated. Phases one and two of Project Anthem exempt. Sponsor had sought a year and cut it to nine months in committee | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Broken Arrow | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | 6-month moratorium on accepting land use development applications for data centers, unanimous, to Dec 31, 2026 with an option to extend six more months; includes an appeal route to the Board of Adjustment. City studying power, water, noise, traffic and state tax exemptions | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Edmond | Local | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | Moratorium on applications for land or building permits for data centers through Dec 31, 2026, unanimous, with an emergency clause so it took effect immediately. No applications were pending | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Norman | Local | Enactedexpires 2027-06-09 | One-year moratorium on approving permits for data centers within city limits, unanimous; press reports the suspension runs to Jun 9, 2027. Mayor said no specific proposal prompted it | SourceNews read 2026-09-05 |
| Seminole Nation of Oklahoma | Local | Enactedno end date — permanent | General Council voted 24-0 for indefinite moratorium on AI data center development on tribal lands. Bars any inquiries or development concerning data centers of any size. Triggered by startup NDA request | SourceNews read 2026-09-06 |
| Pawhuska | City | Enactedexpires 2026-12-31 | Public Works Authority voted 3-2 to halt data center considerations; also unanimously rejected load guarantee letter to developer near Indian Camp Elementary | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Shawnee | City | Enactedexpires 2027-12-31 | City commissioners voted 7-0 to freeze new data center applications through end of 2027 | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Cherokee Nation | Tribal | Enactedno end date — permanent | Banned hyperscale data centers on tribally owned and trust lands after task force report; 64% of 1,593 surveyed citizens opposed; requires consultation for projects on nontribal land within reservation | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma | Tribal | Enactedno end date — permanent | Business Committee formally declared opposition to construction and operation of data centers on tribal lands; not compatible with long-term vision for sustainable development | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Choctaw | City | Enactedexpires 2027-07-21 | 12-month moratorium on data centers; preemptive — no developers had submitted plans; only one nay vote "out of principle" | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
| Choctaw County | County | Enactedexpires 2027-05-18 | 365-day pause on acceptance, processing, approval of permits for new data centers, server farms, cloud-computing facilities, and cryptocurrency operations | SourceNews read 2026-09-11 |
As of August 2026 (2m ago) · changes weekly — re-check before citing
Illustrative rather than exhaustive — dozens of localities churn weekly, and this tracks the ones we have read a source for. **Each row carries its own provenance.** Rows showing a verification date link to the ordinance, the enacting body's own page, or a datable report of the vote, and were read on that date. Rows marked *unverified* came from bulk compilation and have not been checked against a primary source — the locality, the year, and the status may all be off. Verify one of those with the town clerk before citing it as precedent. **Expiry is derived, not asserted.** A row with a documented end date flips to *Expired* on its own once that date passes. A time-limited moratorium whose start date was never documented keeps showing as enacted — that is a known gap, not a claim that it is still in force. Moratoriums are also routinely extended, so an expiry date is the earliest it could have ended, not proof that it did.
3Known data center campuses in Oklahoma
| Operator | Location | Tenant | Filing LLC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayes County | Land-acquisition shells: Jet Stream LLC, Sharka LLC | ||
| Meta | Tulsa | Meta | Codename shells: Greater Kudu, Raven Northbrook, Stadion, Wobniar, Pinnacle Mountain |
| CoreWeave | Port of Muskogee (Core Scientific host) | — | Mostly TENANT in partners' buildings: Core Scientific, Chirisa/Bulk, Flexential, Lincoln, TierPoint, Digital Realty, DataBank, Switch, Galaxy, Applied Digital |
⏳ No verification date recorded · changes over months · Source: Operator ownership & filing-LLC naming patterns — compiled from operator releases and county filings, then checked against SEC EDGAR full-text search. Composite, not a single citation: look the entity up yourself before naming it in a filing
Each row carries its own attribution level — first-party rows come from the operator's own site, but colocation and REIT ownership was compiled from trade press and never passed an independent fact-check. Check the attribution column before citing a row.
4Every data center already built in Oklahoma
The campuses above are the ones GridWatch tracks by operator and filing LLC. For the full inventory — street addresses of every existing facility, including the smaller colocation and network sites — DataCenterMap keeps a public directory for Oklahoma.
Browse the Oklahoma directory →
Two caveats before you cite it at a hearing: it lists facilities that already exist, so a newly proposed campus will not appear; and it counts a small network room the same as a hyperscale campus, so the facility count is not a measure of power draw or community impact.
5Your regulator
Oklahoma Corporation Commission — website · file a complaint
Official state energy data: EIA Oklahoma electricity profile — generation, prices, and consumption from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
6Where the Oklahoma paper trail lives
Air & environmental permits: Oklahoma DEQ — Air Quality Division
No searchable register. Oklahoma does not publish a permit database you can query. A public-records request to the agency is the only route to the file.
Grid interconnection queue: Southwest Power Pool (Plains)
A routing hint only — several states are split between markets, and the serving utility is the only authority on which queue a given site is in.
These are places to look, not evidence that anything has been filed. Links were checked on 2026-08-21; search links are queries, not records.
7Your federal delegation and governor
Grades cross party — this is an issue axis, not a partisan one. A blank grade means no documented action was located, never that the official is neutral.
| Grade | Official | Documented action (sourced) | Reach them |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kevin Stitt Republican · Governor | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Alan Armstrong Republican · Senator · on the 2026 ballot | No documented action on data centers located Accelerate Frames data centers as a reason to pass his permitting-reform bill, saying they will not invest without reliable, competitively priced energy. sources | site · contact |
| — | James Lankford Republican · Senator · next on the ballot 2028 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Kevin Hern Republican · Representative 1 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Josh Brecheen Republican · Representative 2 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Frank D. Lucas Republican · Representative 3 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Tom Cole Republican · Representative 4 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
| — | Stephanie I. Bice Republican · Representative 5 | No documented action on data centers located | site · contact |
Roster: regenerated by scripts/refresh_officials.py (Senate XML + congress-legislators + current governors).
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82026 U.S. Senate race
PVI R+17 · Seat held by Alan S. Armstrong (Republican) · Interim appointee ineligible to run
Kevin Hern (Republican) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Tech & utility PAC money: $1,000 from 1 committees (FEC, cycle 2026, pulled 2026-08-26) — FEC record
N'Kiyla Thomas (Democratic) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Curtis Stinnett (Independent) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Ron Meinhardt (Independent) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Sevier White (Libertarian) No record found
No documented statement or action on data centers located. Not scored — see how this page treats silence.
Ballot roster: state candidate list (read 2026-08-25).
92026 U.S. House races in Oklahoma (5)
A documented data-center record exists in 3 of 5 districts. A candidate with no badge colour has said nothing we could locate — that is a gap in the record, not a neutral position. ★ marks an incumbent.
| District | PVI | Incumbent | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK-1 | R+11 | Kevin Hern | John Croisant Mark Tedford |
| OK-2 | R+28 | Josh Brecheen | Josh Brecheen ★ Brandon Wade Ronnie Hopkins |
| OK-3 | R+23 | Frank Lucas | Suzie Byrd |
| OK-4 | R+17 | Tom Cole | Tom Cole ★ Mitchell Jacob Rocco Bonacci |
| OK-5 | R+9 | Stephanie Bice | Stephanie Bice ★ Jena Nelson Austin Nieves Robert Henri |
The documented records (3 districts)
OK-2
Josh Brecheen (Republican) · incumbent Guardrails
Co-sponsors HR 9019 requiring DOE to report on data center electricity and water usage; told town hall that operators must not drive up electricity costs
- Town hall statement that data center operators 'have to make sure that they are not driving up people's electricity costs'; co-sponsors HR 9019 requiring Secretary of Energy to report on data center electricity and water usage (2026-08-27 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
OK-4
Tom Cole (Republican) · incumbent Consensus vote only
On the record only for voting yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act (417-3). No other data-center record located yet.
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-22.
OK-5
Stephanie Bice (Republican) · incumbent Mixed
Acknowledged data center benefits but emphasized local communities must have a voice; applauded state ratepayer protection law
- Statement responding to President's comments on data centers: 'it is vital that local communities have a voice in the decisions on proposed data centers'; applauded Oklahoma legislature for passing ratepayer protection and groundwater laws (2026-08-31 — source)
- Voted yes on H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act, which passed 417-3 (roll call 312). It directs state utility commissions to consider rate designs making data centers with 100 MW or more of peak demand at one site pay the full incremental cost of the generation and grid upgrades they require. A near-unanimous vote: shown on the record, not scored on its own. (2026-09-16 — source)
Record read 2026-09-11.
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