# Oklahoma Data Center Moratorium Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- Oklahoma has 1 state-level data-center restriction in force. 1 more bill is pending. 15 city and county measures are tracked here, 15 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record. Last updated October 2026 4 state-level measures 15 local measures 18 primary sources Oklahoma OK In force 4 State-level measures on record, 1 in force 15 City and county measures, 15 in force 18 Primary sources cited on this page #29 of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count ## State-level measures in Oklahoma Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Oklahoma we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first. | Measure | Status | What it does | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HB 2992Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 | In force 2026-05 | Authored by Rep. Brad Boles and Sen. Grant Green, signed in May 2026 and effective July 1, 2026. Defines large load customers as new facilities adding 75 MW or more of demand, requires electric suppliers to set separate rate structures and conditions for them so that families, small businesses and traditional industrial customers do not absorb their infrastructure costs, and requires developers to notify adjoining landowners, county commissioners and the Corporation Commission within 60 days of acquiring land for a qualifying project. | | | ‘Not enough data or expertise’: Oklahoma lawmakers consider future of data centers | Proposed 2026-09 | Nearly a dozen state lawmakers heard from various stakeholders about regulating the rapidly changing data center industry in Oklahoma. The lawmakers are weighing legislative solutions to balance the needs of data center operators and other interests. | | | HB 4424Sunset of data center tax incentives | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | HB 4424, filed by House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, would have ended data center eligibility for Oklahoma's five-year ad valorem (property tax) exemption for new facilities. It was referred to the House Appropriations and Budget Committee on Feb. 3, 2026 and saw no further action before the 2026 session adjourned. | | | SB 1488Moratorium on new data centers until Nov 1 2029 | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | Would bar new data centers exceeding a large power threshold until Nov 1 2029 and direct an Oklahoma Corporation Commission study; crossed over but died May 14 2026. | | ## City and county moratoria in Oklahoma Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 15 tracked measures in Oklahoma, each with its source. Broken Arrow 2026-06 In force Local moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 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. The measure runs to December 31, 2026. Cherokee Nation 2026-08 In force Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date 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. The measure has no end date by design. Cherokee Nation (tribal and trust lands) 2026-08 In force Ban on hyperscale data centers Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. announced on Aug. 10, 2026 that the Cherokee Nation will not permit hyperscale data centers on tribally owned or trust lands, and will not consider reservation projects without tribal consultation. A task force survey found 64% of ~1,600 citizens opposed. Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes 2026-10 In force Three-year tribal moratorium on data center construction Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal citizens voted on Saturday, Oct. 3, 2026 at a tribal meeting in Concho to impose a three-year moratorium on data center construction on tribal lands. The vote was 261 in favor, 83 against and 7 abstentions. The resolution sets the moratorium until October 2029. Choctaw 2026-07 In force City moratorium on data centers through July 21, 2027 12-month moratorium on data centers; preemptive, no developers had submitted plans; only one nay vote "out of principle". The measure runs to July 21, 2027. City of Edmond (data center moratorium), OK 2026-06 In force City of Edmond (data center moratorium), OK data center moratorium On June 8, 2026 the Edmond (OK) City Council voted 5-0 to enact an immediate moratorium on accepting new data center applications through Dec 31, 2026, giving the city ~5 months to study water, electricity, zoning, and cost-recovery impacts (OSU offered to research 117 water/energy questions). Vice Mayor Barry Moore cited how data centers have 'torn apart' communities. Edmond 2026-06 In force Data center permit moratorium (through Dec. 31, 2026) The Edmond City Council voted June 8, 2026 to place a moratorium on data center developments through at least December 31, 2026 while it researches impacts, though no proposals currently exist. Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma 2026-07 In force Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date Business Committee formally declared opposition to construction and operation of data centers on tribal lands; not compatible with long-term vision for sustainable development. The measure has no end date by design. Luther 2026-06 In force Local moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 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. The measure runs to December 31, 2026 and covers rezoning requests. Norman 2026-06 In force Local moratorium on data centers through June 9, 2027 One-year moratorium on approving permits for data centers within city limits, adopted unanimously June 23, 2026; press reports the suspension runs to Jun 9, 2027. Mayor said no specific proposal prompted it. The measure runs to June 9, 2027. Oklahoma City 2026 In force Data center moratorium through end of 2026 City Council unanimously approved a moratorium (through end of 2026) halting new data center applications, rezonings and permits, with an appeals process for exemptions. Pawhuska 2026-04 In force Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 The Pawhuska Public Works Authority approved a moratorium on new data centers within city limits through Dec. 31, 2026, as reported April 16, 2026. City officials said the pause allows time to study effects on the city's electrical substation and utility rates. Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 2026-01 In force Local moratorium on data centers with no end date 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. The measure has no end date by design. Shawnee 2026-08 In force City moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2027 City commissioners voted 7-0 to freeze new data center applications through end of 2027. The measure runs to December 31, 2027. Tulsa 2026-03 In force Nine-month pause on new data center construction The City Council voted unanimously in late March 2026 to pause new data center construction for nine months while the city reviews how data centers are classified in its zoning code, with a planning office report every 60 days. District 4 Councilor Laura Bellis had sought a full year and amended it to nine months. The first two phases of Project Anthem are exempt and Project Clydesdale, already under construction, is unaffected. ## Would you like the weekly update? Every week we re-verify every state and local measure on this map and publish what changed. You get one email when it goes out. Also send me Receive a short introduction on days 3, 7 and 14, plus the updates you select. Unsubscribe in one click. [Privacy](https://savrn.com/privacy) · You're on the list. The next weekly update will land in your inbox when it publishes. You are subscribed. [Read the latest tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) ### Where Oklahoma stands Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Oklahoma accounts for 4 of the state-level measures and 15 of the local ones. By total measures on record it is #29 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #28 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout. ## Sources for Oklahoma 18 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab. - Statewide · HB 2992 — Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026 (In force, 2026-05) [okhouse.gov →](https://www.okhouse.gov/posts/News-20260513_1) - Statewide — ‘Not enough data or expertise’: Oklahoma lawmakers consider future of data centers (Proposed, 2026-09) [oklahomavoice.com →](https://oklahomavoice.com/2026/09/29/not-enough-data-or-expertise-oklahoma-lawmakers-consider-future-of-data-centers/) - Statewide · HB 4424 — Sunset of data center tax incentives (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) [oklegislature.gov →](http://www.oklegislature.gov/BillInfo.aspx?Bill=HB4424&Session=2600) - Statewide · SB 1488 — Moratorium on new data centers until Nov 1 2029 (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) [legiscan.com →](https://legiscan.com/OK/text/SB1488/id/3304053) - Broken Arrow — Local moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 (In force, 2026-06) [basentinel.com →](https://basentinel.com/broken-arrow-approves-6-month-data-center-moratorium/) - Cherokee Nation and 1 other locality — 2 separate measures, cited together (In force, 2026-08) [kgou.org →](https://www.kgou.org/indigenous-news/2026-08-10/cherokee-nation-bans-hyperscale-data-centers-on-tribally-owned-trust-lands) - Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes — Three-year tribal moratorium on data center construction (In force, 2026-10) [newson6.com →](https://www.newson6.com/data-centers-in-oklahoma/oklahoma-cheyenne-arapaho-data-center-moratorium) - Choctaw — City moratorium on data centers through July 21, 2027 (In force, 2026-07) [centraloklahomaweeklies.com →](https://www.centraloklahomaweeklies.com/2026/07/30/city-puts-moratorium-on-data-centers/) - City of Edmond (data center moratorium), OK — City of Edmond (data center moratorium), OK data center moratorium (In force, 2026-06) [okenergytoday.com →](https://okenergytoday.com/2026/06/edmond-approves-data-center-moratorium/) - Edmond — Data center permit moratorium (through Dec. 31, 2026) (In force, 2026-06) [kfor.com →](https://kfor.com/news/local/edmond-city-council-passes-data-center-moratorium-through-end-of-year/) - Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma — Tribal moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-07) [tulsaflyer.org →](https://tulsaflyer.org/2026/08/04/news/post/tribal-nations-data-center-standings-update/) - Luther — Local moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 (In force, 2026-06) [news9.com →](https://www.news9.com/data-centers-in-oklahoma/luther-oklahoma-board-approves-data-center-moratorium) - Norman — Local moratorium on data centers through June 9, 2027 (In force, 2026-06) [news9.com →](https://www.news9.com/data-centers-in-oklahoma/norman-city-council-approves-temporary-moratorium-data-center) - Oklahoma City — Data center moratorium through end of 2026 (In force, 2026) [okc.gov →](https://www.okc.gov/News-articles/Oklahoma-City-Council-approves-moratorium-on-new-data-centers) - Pawhuska — Data center moratorium through Dec. 31, 2026 (In force, 2026-04) [fox23.com →](https://fox23.com/news/local/pawhuska-approves-temporary-ban-on-data-centers-through-end-of-year) - Seminole Nation of Oklahoma — Local moratorium on data centers with no end date (In force, 2026-01) [nativenewsonline.net →](https://nativenewsonline.net/sovereignty/seminole-nation-of-oklahoma-passes-moratorium-on-data-centers/) - Shawnee — City moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2027 (In force, 2026-08) [news9.com →](https://www.news9.com/data-centers-in-oklahoma/shawnee-approves-temporary-moratorium-on-new-data-centers) - Tulsa — Nine-month pause on new data center construction (In force, 2026-03) [kosu.org →](https://www.kosu.org/tulsa-data-centers-paused) [See all 1419 sources across every state →](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/sources) ## What does bind large loads in Oklahoma A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Oklahoma sits in 1 footprint. SPPDominant Speed in exchange for curtailability under the approved HILL framework. Effectively entire state SPP (OG&E, PSO, co-ops). [See the full Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist →](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) ## States next door 6 of the 6 states bordering Oklahoma have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from. [Texas 38](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) [Kansas 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Colorado 27](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) [Missouri 24](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) [Arkansas 17](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) [New Mexico 16](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) ## Data centers in Oklahoma The US Data Center Map identifies 39 facilities run by 23 operators in Oklahoma, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them. [Open the Oklahoma data center map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map/oklahoma) · [The US Data Center Map →](https://savrn.com/data-center-map) [Alabama](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alabama) [Alaska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/alaska) [Arizona](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Arkansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arkansas) [California](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/california) [Colorado](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado) [Connecticut](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/connecticut) [Delaware](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/delaware) [Florida](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/florida) [Georgia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/georgia) [Hawaii](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/hawaii) [Idaho](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/idaho) [Illinois](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/illinois) [Indiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/indiana) [Iowa](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/iowa) [Kansas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Kentucky](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kentucky) [Louisiana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/louisiana) [Maine](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maine) [Maryland](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/maryland) [Massachusetts](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/massachusetts) [Michigan](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/michigan) [Minnesota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/minnesota) [Mississippi](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/mississippi) [Missouri](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/missouri) [Montana](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/montana) [Nebraska](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) [Nevada](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nevada) [New Hampshire](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-hampshire) [New Jersey](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-jersey) [New Mexico](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) [New York](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-york) [North Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-carolina) [North Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/north-dakota) [Ohio](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/ohio) [Oklahoma](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) [Oregon](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oregon) [Pennsylvania](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/pennsylvania) [Rhode Island](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/rhode-island) [South Carolina](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-carolina) [South Dakota](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/south-dakota) [Tennessee](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/tennessee) [Texas](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/texas) [Utah](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) [Vermont](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/vermont) [Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/virginia) [Washington](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington) [Washington, DC](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/washington-dc) [West Virginia](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/west-virginia) [Wisconsin](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wisconsin) [Wyoming](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming) ### How to read this page In force = a moratorium, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback that is currently enacted, by statute or executive order. Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed. This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national [U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Oklahoma? [Tell us](https://savrn.com/contact). Companion references: the [Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the [Data Center Water Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-water-tracker) for water mandates, and the [Data Center Delay Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) for named projects. ## Why Oklahoma is pushing back The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building. [See how a SAVRN factory works](https://savrn.com/system) [Talk to us about a Oklahoma site](https://savrn.com/engage)