Markets / Tulsa
C&W 2026 Americas · Tertiary #4 · updated 2026-11-05
Tulsa / Northeast Oklahoma
Hyperscaler under construction, SPP rather than ERCOT, and a state that rejected a moratorium.
heatingGrid: PSO (AEP, SPP); GRDA
[Cushman & Wakefield, 2026 Global Data Center Market Comparison (Americas rankings) (2026-05)]
Power and the queue
- Oklahoma's Data Center Customer (Ratepayer) Protection Act of 2026 (HB 2992) requires large-load cost responsibility. [Moratorium Nation dataset (M. Bommarito, CC BY 4.0), current through Sep 23, 2026 (2026-09-23)]
Notable projects owners where public
- Google 'Project Clydesdale', Tulsa County: a 506-acre campus near Owasso under construction, with a notice of intent filed at the OCC on Oct 15, 2026. Electric load was not officially disclosed. [Oklahoma Corporation Commission: Data center notice of intent, Google, Tulsa County (2026-10-15); News9: Google begins construction on 506-acre data center campus in Tulsa County (2026)]
- Google announced a $9B Oklahoma investment. [Google: new $9 billion investment in Oklahoma (2026-11-05)]
Regulatory posture incentives, moratoria, zoning, water, large-load rules
- SB 1488 (statewide moratorium to 2029) failed. SB 259 (groundwater metering) was enacted. [NCSL: Which States Are Banning Data Centers? (updated Sep 15, 2026) (2026-09-15); Moratorium Nation dataset (M. Bommarito, CC BY 4.0), current through Sep 23, 2026 (2026-09-23)]
Pending legislation and actions 0 items
None tracked.
In force / enacted 4 items
| Date | Jurisdiction | Item | Status | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | Broken Arrow city | Ordinance No. 3929 (City of Broken Arrow), pausing new rezonings, special/conditional use permits, site plans, building permits, certificates of occupancy, and other approvals for data center uses; ex Duration: Until the earlier of December 31, 2026, or adoption of permanent regulations, with a possible extension totaling no more than six additional months | in force | high | [Ordinance No. 3929 (2026-06-15)] |
| 2026-05-11 | Oklahoma state | HB 2992 (2026) Data Center Customer (Ratepayer) Protection Act of 2026. Requires large-load users (data centers, AI facilities, crypto mining) to pay their share of electric/infrastructure costs and carry separate billing terms; final version went to a House-Senate conferenc | enacted | high | [Oklahoma Legislature Bill Information - HB 2992] |
| 2026-03-25 | Tulsa city | Tulsa City Council File/Ordinance No. 26-196 (final substitute version "26-196-3"), reviewed by the Urban Development committee and Council on 2026-03-11 and adopted by the Budget/Special Projects com Planning Office must report to Council approximately every 60 days on zoning-code review and recommendations Duration: Through 2026-12-31, or earlier if data center zoning amendments are adopted | in force | high | [Redlined draft Ordinance declaring a data center moratorium (Tulsa TR 2026-38 agenda packe (2026-03-25)] |
| 2026-05-20 | Oklahoma state | SB 259 (2026) Groundwater metering/permitting bill (originally introduced 2025-02-03, carried into the 2026 session of the same 60th Legislature), amended by committee substitute in both chambers to prohibit groundwater cooling at a data processing facility or data center t | enacted | medium | [Oklahoma Legislature Bill Information - SB 259] |
Pricing & supply snapshot directional
MW Desk estimate / directional range, Q4 2026
Not yet benchmarked. We have not published a directional colocation pricing or supply band for this market yet.
Ranges, when published, are indicative only and age quickly. Confirm with brokers and operators before acting.
TJ field notes
Coming soon: TJ's on-the-ground notes on this market. Expect what the queue really looks like, which sites can actually get power, and what the brokers aren't saying.
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