Oklahoma

Data center pause in Oklahoma reshapes AI buildouts – SB 1488

Data center pause in Oklahoma reshapes AI buildouts – SB 1488

Melissa Palmer
January 27, 2026

Oklahoma’s SB 1488 would pause new data centers for three years while regulators study long-term impacts on infrastructure, utilities, and...

Oklahoma pushback over AI data center shows zoning risk reshaping projects

Oklahoma pushback over AI data center shows zoning risk reshaping projects

Melissa Palmer
January 20, 2026

Coweta, Oklahoma’s planning commission just recommended denying rezoning for a 400 MW data center on 200+ acres of agricultural land,...

Coweta, Oklahoma data center deal trades grid load for payments, jobs, training

Coweta, Oklahoma data center deal trades grid load for payments, jobs, training

Melissa Palmer
January 19, 2026

Coweta is weighing a 400 MW data center that would be a major load on the local grid but is...

Oklahoma bill shifts grid upgrade costs from residents to data centers

Oklahoma bill shifts grid upgrade costs from residents to data centers

Melissa Palmer
January 12, 2026

Oklahoma’s HB 2992 is a placeholder bill aimed at forcing large data centers, including AI builds, to pay directly for...

Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Data centers reshape Green Country, Oklahoma as we trade resources for jobs

Melissa Palmer
January 6, 2026

Northeast Oklahoma is turning into a data center cluster, with existing Google capacity in Pryor and at least four more...

Residents question secretive Coweta data center plan and rising power costs

Residents question secretive Coweta data center plan and rising power costs

Melissa Palmer
December 12, 2025

Coweta residents are pushing back on a proposed data center, with visible local organizing and frustration over being kept in...

Data center pushback overlooks efficiency gains, economic growth, and grid benefits

Data center pushback overlooks efficiency gains, economic growth, and grid benefits

Melissa Palmer
December 7, 2025

This is an opinion piece that goes against what is usually in the news. Local resistance to new data centers...