Power
Power and the grid
Sources on record, size not disclosed
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) grid Utility serving the buildBeale funds a new on-site substation and PSO upgrades; no MW disclosed Company · Aug. 2026
Getting on the grid
- The project funds a new on-site substation plus PSO transmission and distribution upgrades. News report · Aug. 2026
- No state utility commission docket or air permit names the campus as of Oct. 2026; Beale said load estimates were not available. News report · Oct. 2026
Permits
Permits checklist
1 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file
County approvals on record. A planning staff recommendation is not a decision.
- ✓Economic development project plan and tax incentive districts GrantedTulsa County Board of County Commissioners · Sept. 29, 2025: unanimous; 25-year exemption across four districts with payments in lieu Local government · Sept. 2025
- –Checked, nothing on file: State utility filing or air permit
Risks
What could slow it down
- MediumNeighbor impactsSome homes just outside the blasting notice radius got no notice, and residents organized online (press). News report · Dec. 2025
- MediumOrganized oppositionOpponents raised electricity rates, water, environment and labor concerns at the hearings. News report · Sept. 2025
- WatchLoad undisclosedNo MW figure has been published by the county, Beale, Google or PSO. Local government · Sept. 2025
Money
Money on record
$700M+
minimum private investment per phase in the county plan
a floor per phase, not a total Local government · Sept. 2025
$1.5M
initial yearly payment in lieu of taxes, Data Center 1
escalates 1% a year Local government · Sept. 2025
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- May 2025Permits Rezoning application first submitted to the county (press) News report · Sept. 2025
- July 2025Site A 'Stop the AI Data Center' campaign lobbies to postpone the July votes News report · July 2025
- Sept. 3, 2025Permits Planning staff recommend approval of the tax incentive district plan Local government · Sept. 2025
- Sept. 29, 2025Permits County commissioners unanimously adopt the project plan and incentive district Local government · Sept. 2025
- Oct. 30, 2025Construction Beale breaks ground on the campus News report · Aug. 2026
- Dec. 1, 2025Site Neighbors raise blasting concerns as preblast inspections begin (press) News report · Dec. 2025
- Aug. 19, 2026Site Google confirms it is the company behind the campus News report · Aug. 2026
Construction activity
Building activity by quarter
Since April 2026: 8 FAA filings (April 2026 to July 2026): tallest permanent structure 41 ft (filed May 2026) and tallest crane 286 ft (April 2026).
FAA filings
’26
Dot size: records in the quarter, largest = 7. Two-digit years mark each first quarter.
The buildings
Specs
1.5 miles
of new water lines the project funds for Washington County Rural Water District No. 3
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners
- Google: operator
- Beale Infrastructure: developer
- Quartz Mountain Properties LLC: developing entity
- Bird Creek Ranch Limited Partnership: landowner at approval
Decision-makers
- Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners
- Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
Power partners
- Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
- Washington County Rural Water District No. 3: water lines
Opponents
- Stop the AI Data Center campaign (Tulsa and Owasso)
- Neighbors near the blasting area
Still unknown
Open questions
- Campus MW and PSO service terms.
- Completion date for the first phase.
- Water supply arrangement (sources differ).
- 1 unconfirmed county land record near the site: the buyer or location could not be tied to this campus.
Where this comes from
51 records from 13 documents
Drawn from news reports, local government records, company statements and state agency records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 8Local government 2Company 2State agency 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (3)
- Utility: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO); Beale funds a new onsite substation“Powered by Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), the Tulsa County project includes construction of a new onsite substation funded by Beale.”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- Power is PSO, grid-sourced; the project funds a new on-site substation and PSO transmission/distribution system upgrades. No MW load figure is stated in the plan, the Beale announcement or the Google announcement account“The campus will be powered by Public Service Company of Oklahoma, with Beale Infrastructure funding construction of a new on-site substation.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO); Beale Infrastructure is funding construction of a new on-site substation, and the project includes PSO transmission/distribution upgrades; The queue names Beale as devel“The campus will be powered by Public Service Company of Oklahoma, with Beale Infrastructure funding construction of a new on-site substation.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (6)
- tax incentive district: pilot per data center 1500000 USD per year“The initial annual PILOT payment for Data Center 1 will total One Million, Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,500,000.00).”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade A
- infrastructure commitment: water line funding“Its Project Clydesdale is funding and installing 1.5 mi. of new water lines and infrastructure upgrades for Washington County Rural Water District #3”Company · Aug. 2026 · grade B
- tax incentive district: community betterment 500000 USD per year“The initial annual PILOT payment for Data Center 1 will total One Million, Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,500,000.00).”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Tenant/operator identity: Google. The campus was developed by Beale Infrastructure (with Quartz Mountain Properties on land) and reported for months without a named tenant; Google and Beale jointly announced construction“The Tulsa County campus will be powered by Public Service Company of Oklahoma. The project includes a new on-site substation funded by Beale”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Neighbors within 600 feet of blasting locations were offered free preblast inspections by Sauls Seismic (hired for Beale); some homes just outside the radius on 82nd Street North received no notice, residents mobilized i“According to the letter sent to those neighbors, Sauls Seismic was hired to conduct “preblast inspections” on nearby structures, including taking video and pictures inside and outside”News report · Dec. 2025 · grade C
- Developer: Beale Infrastructure (developer); Quartz Mountain Properties LLC (developing entity); landowner at approval: Bird Creek Ranch Limited Partnership; end user: Google (confirmed Aug 2026)“Beale Infrastructure is the developer behind a $1 billion data center known as Project Clydesdale.”News report · Oct. 2025 · grade C
Permits and government (17)
- OE/AAA case for a 250-ft mobile crane filed as 'CYL1A Data Center' at (36.26430,: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-11179-OE: CYL1A Data Center, Mobile Crane, 250 ft AGL, 887 ft AMSL, 36.26430,-95.90889, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-07-30”FAA · July 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 90-ft temporary mobile crane at (36.26781,-95.90675), at the c: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-9230-OE: Temporary Mobile crane, Mobile Crane, 90 ft AGL, 714 ft AMSL, 36.26781,-95.90675, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-06-09”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 72-ft pole filed as 'Substation Utility Equipment 4' at the ca: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-9240-OE: Substation Utility Equipment 4, Utility Pole, 72 ft AGL, 695 ft AMSL, 36.26800,-95.90700, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-06-09”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 72-ft pole filed as 'Substation Utility Equipment 3' at the ca: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-9241-OE: Substation Utility Equipment 3, Utility Pole, 72 ft AGL, 695 ft AMSL, 36.26810,-95.90700, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-06-09”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 72-ft pole filed as 'Substation Utility Equipment 2' at the ca: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-9242-OE: Substation Utility Equipment 2, Utility Pole, 72 ft AGL, 696 ft AMSL, 36.26800,-95.90720, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-06-09”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 72-ft pole filed as 'Substation Utility Equipment' at the camp: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-9243-OE: Substation Utility Equipment, Utility Pole, 72 ft AGL, 696 ft AMSL, 36.26810,-95.90720, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-06-09”FAA · June 2026 · grade B
- Tallest structure filed with the FAA (ft): 41 ft“ASN 2026-ASW-6396-OE: Data Center 2, Building, 41 ft AGL, 703 ft AMSL, 36.27093,-95.91043, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-05-12”FAA · May 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 41-ft structure filed as 'Data Center 2' at (36.27093,-95.9104: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-6396-OE: Data Center 2, Building, 41 ft AGL, 703 ft AMSL, 36.27093,-95.91043, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-05-12”FAA · May 2026 · grade B
- OE/AAA case for a 286-ft mobile crane filed as 'Project Clydesdale: Determined - No Hazard“ASN 2026-ASW-1451-OE: Project Clydesdale - Mobile Crane, Mobile Crane, 286 ft AGL, 954 ft AMSL, 36.26423,-95.90518, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-04-09”FAA · April 2026 · grade B
- FAA OE/AAA records a 'Project Clydesdale' mobile crane (ASN 2026-ASW-1451-OE, submitted April 9, 2026) and a 7-case in-block construction cluster at the documented campus block - a 'Data Center 2' building (41 ft), a 'CYL1A“ASN 2026-ASW-1451-OE: Project Clydesdale - Mobile Crane, Mobile Crane, 286 ft AGL, 954 ft AMSL, 36.26423,-95.90518, Determined - No Hazard, submitted 2026-04-09”FAA · April 2026 · grade B
- County code: 40143“After a second public hearing, the Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 29 to adopt the Project Clydesdale economic development project plan and its accompanying tax-incentive district”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners:“After a second public hearing, the Tulsa County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 29 to adopt the Project Clydesdale economic development project plan and its accompanying tax-incentive district”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission:“The initial annual PILOT payment for Data Center 1 will total One Million, Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,500,000.00).”Local government · Sept. 2025 · grade B
- County approval for the 506-acre campus in unincorporated Tulsa County near Cher: Project Clydesdale Economic Development Project Plan and associated tax incentives APPROVED (final approval, Sep 30, 2025)“Project Clydesdale received final approval from the Tulsa County Board of Commissioners on September 30, 2025”News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
- Project identity: Beale Infrastructure 'Project Clydesdale' - 506-acre data center campus in UNINCORPORATED Tulsa County near Cherokee Industrial Park, just west of Owasso (north of E. 76th St N, east of N. Yale Ave, sou“The data center will be located north of East 76th Street North, east of North Yale Avenue, south of East 86th Street North, and west of North Sheridan Road.”News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
- Tulsa County Board of Commissioners voted in September 2025 to approve and adopt the Project Clydesdale Economic Development Project Plan and associated tax incentives; the rezoning application had first been submitted i“On Monday, the Board voted to approve and adopt ‘The Project Clydesdale Economic Development Project Plan’ and associated tax incentives.”News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C
- Organised 'Stop the AI Data Center' Tulsa/Owasso campaign lobbied to postpone the July 2025 votes; hearing concerns covered electricity rates, water, environment and labour; post-groundbreaking neighbour complaints about“Tulsa residents are outraged and with good reason. Another large data center has been planned for 506 acres between Tulsa/Owasso area”News report · July 2025 · grade C
Site and other (5)
- Beale claims up to 100 permanent high-paying technical roles plus thousands of local construction jobs during the five-year build-out of the initial phase - developer claims, not verified“creation of up to 100 permanent high-paying technical roles, in addition to thousands of local construction jobs during the five-year build-out of the initial phase”Company · Oct. 2025 · grade B
- Project status: UNDER CONSTRUCTION - ground broken Oct 30, 2025; Google confirmed as the end user on Aug 19, 2026“Google confirmed this week it is the firm behind the massive data center campus being built near Owasso in Tulsa County.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: under construction - ground broken Oct 30, 2025; Google confirmed as operator Aug 2026; initial phase build-out described as five years“Google and Beale Infrastructure announced Wednesday that construction is underway on a 506-acre data center campus in unincorporated Tulsa County near Cherokee Industrial Park.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Project Clydesdale will fund and install 1.5 miles of new water lines and infrastructure upgrades for Washington County Rural Water District No. 3, the rural water district serving the site area - a utility-infrastructur“Project Clydesdale, the name used for the Tulsa County project, will fund and install 1.5 miles of new water lines and infrastructure upgrades for Washington County Rural Water District No. 3.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Phase building size: 200000 sq ft“According to the development project plan, it will consist of at least one phase with three possible additional phases, with each phase covering approximately 200,000 sq ft”News report · Sept. 2025 · grade C