Data Centers

House Bill 2992, signed on to by more than 30 lawmakers from both aisles, was sent to a conference committee for adjustments last week.

The project began phase one of construction earlier this year, but has faced controversy from Tulsa residents and officials.

House Bill 2992 would create the Data Center Customer Protection Act of 2026

Lawmakers advanced a bill that would reshape how Oklahoma tracks the water it pulls out of the ground. After a change during the legislative process, the measure would also add requirements for data centers seeking to use Oklahoma groundwater.

A proposed Google data center near Sand Springs moved one step closer to approval Tuesday night after the city’s Planning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend rezoning more than 800 acres of land in Osage County.

Ahead of the 2026 legislative session, elected officials filed dozens of environmental bills that range from reckoning with data centers to banning dams on a southeastern Oklahoma river.

A proposed Google data center north of Sand Springs is facing growing opposition from nearby residents who say the project threatens the area’s agricultural character and moves forward without their consent.

Lawmakers on Tuesday held an interim study at the Oklahoma State Capitol to examine the growing impact of large-scale data centers on the state’s power grid and water resources.

As massive data centers begin popping up across Oklahoma, Indigenous organizers are sounding the alarm.

The more than 500-acre hyperscale data center project, Project Clydesdale, passed unanimously by the Tulsa County Commissioners on Monday.