Data center restrictions tracker · Oklahoma

Data center moratoriums and restrictions in Oklahoma (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 11 local government actions on data centers in Oklahoma, across 11 jurisdictions in 7 counties: 9 moratoria and 2 zoning exclusions. By status: 9 in force and 2 enacted.

At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).

Data centers in Oklahoma used about 2.0 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 7.0 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.

Statewide actions in Oklahoma

  • Oklahoma: ratepayer-protection law, enactedHB 2992 (enacted 2026): large-load tariff and cost-allocation law for data centers. Instrument: HB 2992. Source: Clean Energy Group 2026 inventory (NCSL deck corroborates).

Local actions in Oklahoma

Every documented local action in Oklahoma in the August 15, 2026 snapshot. Documented actions, not a census.
JurisdictionCountyActionStatusDate
NormanCleveland CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 23, 2026
LutherOklahoma CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 17, 2026
Broken ArrowTulsa CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 15, 2026
City of EdmondOklahoma CountyMoratoriumenactedJune 8, 2026
EdmondOklahoma CountyMoratoriumin forceJune 8, 2026
Oklahoma CityOklahoma CountyMoratoriumin forceApril 21, 2026
PawhuskaOsage CountyMoratoriumin forceApril 14, 2026
TulsaTulsa CountyMoratoriumin forceMarch 25, 2026
Seminole Nation of OklahomaSeminole CountyMoratoriumin forceMarch 7, 2026
LawtonComanche CountyZoning exclusionenactedFebruary 24, 2026
YukonCanadian CountyZoning exclusionin forceJanuary 15, 2026

What one campus pays a local government

The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.

Tax regimeReference caseAnnual local revenue, lowAnnual local revenue, high
Aggressive abatementMorrow County OR (enterprise zone)$2M$3M
Partial abatementGeorgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta$27.8M$56M
Unabated equipment taxVirginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling)$50M$90M

Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Oklahoma that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.

Sources

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