# Major County, Oklahoma: Power, Data Centers and the Local Economy Home to Fairview No data center or power plant project is on record in Major County, but the national build-out still reaches it through its utility bill, its labor market and the projects next door. Major County is home to Fairview. Construction employs 100, down 39.8% since 2019. Employers here counted 2,033 jobs in 2025, down 17.5% from 2019. Next door, Dewey County has 251 MW of planned generation. 288 MW of that came online in 2019 or later, mostly wind. -17.5% total jobs since 2019, now 2,033 288 MW of operating power plants, mostly wind 11.78¢ per kWh for Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co residential customers, 2024 ## Cities and towns in Major County Major County is home to Fairview. Fairview2,632 residents Ringwood395 residents Cleo Springs276 residents Ames189 residents Meno188 residents Unincorporated communities (governed by the county): Chester, Isabella. Residents are 2025 Census estimates for the part of each city, town or township inside this county. Census publishes no annual estimate for unincorporated communities. ## What changed in Major County | Measure | Then | Now | Change | Rank in Oklahoma | |---|---|---|---|---| | Population (2020 → 2025) | 7,747 | 7,536 | ▼ 2.7% | 63rd of 77 by size | | Total jobs (2019 → 2025) | 2,463 | 2,033 | ▼ 17.5% | 74th of 77 by growth | | Average annual pay (2019 → 2025) | $42,174 | $51,265 | ▲ 21.6% | — | | Construction jobs (2019 → 2025) | 166 | 100 | ▼ 39.8% | 46th of 48 by growth | | Unemployment rate (2019 → August 2026) | 2.2% | 3.3% | ▲ 1.1pts | — | | Generating capacity added since 2019 | — | 288 MW | | — | | Generating capacity retired since 2019 | — | 0 MW | | — | Unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, against 2.2% in 2019. Its power plants have 288 MW of capacity, 100% of it wind. Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co is the largest utility serving Major County, one of 5 with territory here. Its residential customers paid an average 11.78¢/kWh in 2024, below the 12.53¢ median for Oklahoma utilities. 7,536 people live here, down 2.7% since 2020. ## Who powers Major County ### Utilities with service territory in Major County | Utility | Ownership | Service | Residential customers (systemwide) | Residential price, 2024 | Commercial share of sales | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co | Investor Owned | Bundled | 710,123 | 11.78¢ | 44% | | Cimarron Electric Coop | Cooperative | Bundled | 15,258 | 11.87¢ | 52% | | Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK) | Cooperative | Bundled | 9,620 | 15.28¢ | 32% | | Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc | Cooperative | Bundled | 2,630 | 10.20¢ | 10% | | City of Fairview - (OK) | — | — | — | — | — | Customer counts, prices and sales shares cover each utility's whole system in the state, not only this county. Commercial sales include data centers. ### Operating power plants | Technology | Capacity | Share | |---|---|---| | Wind | 288 MW | 100% | | Largest plants | Owner | Technology | MW | Since | |---|---|---|---|---| | Maverick Wind Project, LLC | Public Service Co of Oklahoma | Wind | 288 MW | 2021 | ## The Major County labor market | Industry (2025) | Jobs | Average pay | Concentration vs U.S. | |---|---|---|---| | All industries | 2,033 | $51,265 | 1.00 | | Construction | 100 | $54,521 | 0.93 | Concentration is the BLS location quotient: 1.0 means the industry holds the same share of local jobs as it does nationally. Industry rows count private employers; cells BLS suppresses are left out. ## Data centers and local rules in Major County No data center, local measure or delayed project is on record in Major County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures on record statewide. ## Major County and its neighbors Of the 7 counties that border Major County, Dewey County carries the most build-out activity: data centers, planned generation and operating plants combined. [[[[[[[ | County | Population | Jobs since 2019 | Operating MW | Planned MW | Data centers | Local measures | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Major County | 7,536 | ▼ 17.5% | 288 MW | — | — | — | | Alfalfa County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/alfalfa-county) | 5,649 | ▼ 22.9% | — | — | — | — | | Blaine County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/blaine-county) | 8,515 | ▼ 8.8% | — | — | — | — | | Dewey County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/dewey-county) | 4,207 | ▲ 19.0% | 881 MW | 251 MW | — | — | | Garfield County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/garfield-county) | 61,779 | ▼ 4.4% | 1,721 MW | — | — | — | | Kingfisher County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/kingfisher-county) | 15,795 | ▼ 3.1% | 606 MW | — | — | — | | Woods County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/woods-county) | 8,443 | ▼ 5.3% | 203 MW | — | — | — | | Woodward County](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/woodward-county) | 19,827 | ▼ 7.5% | 1,047 MW | — | — | — | ## More of Oklahoma [All Oklahoma countiesThe state power page and county mapOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma)[Garfield County61,779 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/garfield-county)[Woodward County19,827 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/woodward-county)[Kingfisher County15,795 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/kingfisher-county)[Blaine County8,515 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/blaine-county)[Woods County8,443 peopleOpen →](https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/woods-county) ## Major County, answered from the record ### Who provides electricity in Major County, Oklahoma? 5 utilities have service territory in Major County in the EIA-861 2024 report: Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, Cimarron Electric Coop, Northwestern Electric Coop Inc - (OK), Alfalfa Electric Coop, Inc. The largest, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co, charged residential customers 11.78¢/kWh on average in 2024. ### What power plants are in Major County? 1 operating plant with 288 MW of capacity. The largest is Maverick Wind Project, LLC (288 MW, wind). ### Are there data centers in Major County? The SAVRN Data Center Map has no data center in Major County. The nearest activity on record is next door in Dewey County. ### Is Major County adding jobs? Employers counted 2,033 jobs in 2025 against 2,463 in 2019 (-17.5%, BLS QCEW). Construction went from 166 to 100. ### Does Major County have a data center moratorium? No county-level measure is on record for Major County. Oklahoma has 15 local measures statewide, listed on the state page. --- Canonical: https://savrn.com/power-supply-chain-map/oklahoma/major-county Updated: 2026-10-08. Refreshed weekly by SAVRN from EIA, BLS, BEA, Census and the SAVRN trackers. License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).