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Recent Oklahoma data center news

• Jul 14, 2026

  New York becomes first US state to impose data center moratorium

  New York has announced a one-year moratorium on new large-scale data centers.

  • Governor Kathy Hochul signed the order into law, immediately pausing environmental permits for projects of 50MW or more while a regulatory framework is developed.
  • The framework will include a Generic Environmental Impact Statement on energy demand, water use and quality, and air quality, and local entities will receive guidance within 60 days on community benefits negotiations; the order also directs consideration of a New York Grid Acceleration Fund.
  • The article also references earlier and proposed legislation, including S.9144 introduced by Elizabeth Krueger and a proposed national moratorium, the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act, introduced by Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in March 2026.
• Jul 13, 2026

  White House plans new pledge to shield ratepayers from data center related bill hikes - report

  The US government is expected to bring together data center firms and utility companies to announce a voluntary pledge aimed at preventing data center power demand from raising electricity costs for regular ratepayers.

  • The pledge is expected to be announced at an event in the coming weeks; no company names were disclosed for the new pledge, though several major firms are expected to join.
  • The story references earlier Ratepayer Protection Pledge signatories — Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI — and notes that states including Oregon, Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia have adopted or proposed rules making large-load data centers pay for new infrastructure costs.
• Jul 10, 2026

  LRE Celebrates $1.5-Billion Investment in 725-MW Oklahoma Solar Fleet

  Leeward Renewable Energy highlighted its Oklahoma solar portfolio and said the projects support Google’s operations in the state.

  • LRE said its 725-MW Oklahoma solar fleet represents an investment of about $1.5 billion and was highlighted during a July 7 ribbon-cutting ceremony.
  • The portfolio includes Salt Branch Solar 1 & 2 (145 MW), Huckleberry Solar (125 MW), Mayes Solar (102 MW), Twelvemile Solar 1 & 2 (153 MW combined), and Twelvemile 3 Solar Project (200 MW, under construction); LRE said the first four support Google operations in Oklahoma.
• Jul 3, 2026

  New Jersey lawmakers pass bill to establish large load data center tariff

  New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill directing the state’s Board of Public Utilities to create a dedicated data center tariff for facilities of 50MW or more. The bill is now headed to Governor Mikie Sherrill for final approval.

  • The bill applies to existing and new facilities, lowers the threshold from 100MW to 50MW, and aggregates sites under common ownership or on contiguous sites as one large data center.
  • It requires projects to show they are not proposed elsewhere, provide financial guarantees covering at least 85% of requested service for 10 years, commit to demand response and flexibility programs, and be curtailed before residential customers during grid emergencies; it also prioritizes interconnection for data centers bringing clean generation or storage.
  • The article also notes related actions in other states, including a new Oregon rate class, and laws or proposals in Oklahoma, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Virginia.
• Jul 1, 2026

  🤖 La Machine #83: Dust's AI Agents Could Transform the Future of Enterprise Work

  Aire (registered as FLOPS & FRIENDS) is reported to be seeking a large Seed round to build an “AI scientist.”

  • Main announcement: According to Sifted, Aire (FLOPS & FRIENDS) is seeking $400 million in Seed funding at a reported valuation of around $2 billion to build an “AI scientist” aimed at automating R&D across fields including biology, physics and finance; the company was co‑founded by ex‑OpenAI researcher Irwan Bello and former Meta FAIR researchers Gabriel Synnaeve and Yossi Adi, with operations spanning the US, France and Israel.
  • Context and related developments: The newsletter primarily reports and aggregates recent announcements and coverage (scoop/coverage style) rather than publishing an original company press release; it also highlights related AI sector moves — Sopht raised €7.5 million to optimize cloud/AI costs, YesWeHack launched an AI “agentic pentest” platform, Yousign added integrations with major AI assistants, and Dust outlined enterprise multi‑agent workflows in an interview with co‑founder Stanislas Polu.
• Jun 24, 2026

  100MW data center could be built in Wheeling, West Virginia

  Silicon Foundation has acquired a 15-acre, industrial-zoned site at 74 Warwood Avenue in Wheeling, West Virginia to develop a modular data center, with Stokes Inc named as the EPC contractor.

  • Main announcement: Silicon Foundation purchased a 15-acre parcel at 74 Warwood Avenue (former Centre Foundry) to build a 60,000 sq ft (5,575 sqm) data center; the site reportedly has an active 10MW grid connection with a defined path to 20-30MW and a longer-term 100MW campus, and Stokes Inc will act as EPC contractor. Timelines posted by Stokes list Phase 1 Q4 2026 and Phase 2 Q4 2027 but the company did not clarify whether those dates indicate start or completion of works.
  • Background & status: Local/state officials (West Virginia Office of Energy; Wheeling City Council) stated they have not received any applications for a data center project in Warwood/Ohio County; Silicon Foundation described plans as “in development, future details in due course”. Silicon Foundation was founded in January 2026 by Val Holovach and lists the Wheeling project as its sole site; Stokes lists other in-progress projects (12MW Compass Mining Oklahoma, 600MW near Niagara Falls NY, 6MW + BESS Buchanan VA).
• Jun 10, 2026

  New York Confronts the Data Center Boom: Balancing Growth and Grid Reform

  Democratic legislators introduced a bill for a three-year moratorium on new large data centers, and Governor Kathy Hochul directed the New York State Public Service Commission to open a regulatory proceeding to reform large-load interconnections.

  • Three-year moratorium introduced by Democratic legislators: The bill would freeze state and local approvals for any new data center exceeding 20 MW for three years, require the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a comprehensive environmental review and issue regulations, and direct the state utility regulator to adopt rules preventing residential ratepayers from shouldering energy cost increases attributable to data centers.
  • Governor Hochul directed PSC to institute a proceeding under “Energize NY Development”: The PSC issued an Order Instituting Proceeding and Soliciting Comments (Case 26-E-0045) noting 11.9 GW of pending large-load projects in the NYISO queue (more than 8.3 GW entered in 2025); the Order lists six core objectives and sets initial comments due May 13, 2026 and reply comments due June 15, 2026, with a technical conference by Dec 31, 2026 and a white paper due Feb 12, 2027.
• Jun 3, 2026

  New Data Center Developments: June 2026

  Data Center Knowledge has published a monthly roundup of global data center developments.

  • Highlights include: CloudBurst breaking ground on a 1.2 GW flagship campus in Central Texas; Nvidia partnering with IREN to deploy up to 5 GW of global AI infrastructure with Texas’ Sweetwater as a flagship site; Prime Data Centers breaking ground on SMF02 (150,000 sq.ft, 18 MW IT load) in Sacramento; Applied Digital planning Delta Forge 1 — $3.6 billion, 300-acre AI campus in Boyce, Louisiana; Hive Digital/Buzz HPC planning an ~320 MW AI facility in the Greater Toronto Area.
  • Additional concrete items and timelines: SoftBank plans up to €75 billion to develop 5 GW in France (targeting 3.1 GW by 2031); Ardian & Verne’s €5 billion digital campus (500 MW, with 200+ MW by 2030); TotalEnergies’ €100 million Pangea 5 supercomputer investment; Arcem’s Joroinen site delivering 60 MW by 2027 and 100 MW by 2029; CDC Data Centres’ 555 MW contract to be delivered with operations commencing in FY28 and FY29. All items are factual summaries from the article.
• Jun 1, 2026 · Information Technology and Innovation Foundation

  Targeted Pressure: How Chinese Manufacturing Competition Impacts US States

  The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has published a report finding Chinese industrial policy is reshaping global manufacturing and harming industries across every U.S. state.

  • Main finding & method: The ITIF report (June 1, 2026) analyzes one “national power industry” per state using County Business Patterns employment data, HS/SITC export proxies, and global market-share series to conclude that state-backed Chinese subsidies, export pushes, and overcapacity are driving down prices and pressuring U.S. producers in sectors such as semiconductors, batteries, aircraft, and fabricated metals.
  • Key facts, numbers, and timelines:China plans ~$150 billion in semiconductor investment through 2030 vs. $52 billion under the U.S. CHIPS funding; the report cites $63.3 billion Chinese semiconductor spending in H1 2025, TSMC’s $165 billion U.S. investment announcement, GE Appliances’ $490 million Appliance Park investment (2025), and state/national export shares and HS-code trade series used throughout the analyses.
• May 20, 2026

  Distributed Data Centers Could Help With Public Trust

  A panel in Orlando (May 20, 2026) examined distributed data center architecture as a solution to AI power demand and rising local opposition.

  • Main announcement: The panel recommended distributed data centers — smaller facilities of 5 to 20 megawatts located within a 100-mile radius of users and connected by fiber — to reduce grid strain and meet inference latency needs (under 10 milliseconds). Event details:
    • Date: May 20, 2026
    • Location: Orlando
    • Agenda/subject: How distributed, fiber-connected data center architecture can resolve power constraints and community opposition to large centralized AI data centers.
  • Background and details: Panelists (Sachin Gupta of Centranet, Joshua Turiano of Blue Stream Fiber, and Sarah Davis of Fidium) cited that global AI power demand is projected to double by 2030, 70% of Americans oppose AI data centers near them (Gallup/Pew polling), and supply constraints such as the BEAD program are straining availability of fiber optic glass; the article also includes a $490/year paid subscription offer for full Fiber Connect coverage.