Data center profile · Claremore Industrial Park, City of Claremore, Rogers County, Oklahoma

Project Mustang (Claremore)

Beale Infrastructure's $3 billion to $4 billion data-center campus on 255 acres in Claremore, Oklahoma, approved and closed in 2026 for an unnamed end user.

Approved, pre-construction. The City Council approved the project plan, tax incentive district and development agreement on May 18, 2026, and the land deal closed in Aug. 2026; permitting and regulatory review come next. No construction start, MW figure or end user is on record.
255 acres
project area in the Claremore Industrial Park
two data-center buildings and a substation in the Feb. 2026 layout
$3B-$4B
private investment expected over five to seven years
city estimate
Up to 3
phases of at least $1B each
per the adopted project plan
$180.5M
payments in lieu of taxes, community funding and deposits over 25 years
includes about $172.5M of PILOT
OperatorBeale Infrastructure, through Mustang Tulsa Holdings, LLC
CustomerNot named; the city says a domestically owned, publicly traded company
First building in serviceOur estimate: 2029 or later (no dated power path yet); company says 2028.
Next deadlineDec. 2026: First $2.5M of the $5M community betterment fund due by the end of 2026
Power

Power and the grid

Contracted, size not disclosed

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Getting on the grid

Permits

Permits checklist

2 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

City approvals on record; the land was already zoned industrial.

Risks

What could slow it down

Money

Money on record

$172.5M
payments in lieu of taxes over 25 years
$100M to Sequoyah schools, $26M Oologah-Talala, $22M Northeast Tech, $20M county Local government · Aug. 2026
$5M
community betterment fund
$2.5M by end-2026 and $2.5M by end-2027 Local government · Aug. 2026
$3.1M
water and wastewater infrastructure deposits
$1.2M wastewater, $1.9M water line Local government · Aug. 2026
100%
property tax exemption for 25 years per district
no taxpayer funding or direct payments to the developer, per the plan Local government · May 2026
$21.55M
irrevocable letter of credit securing the developer's obligations
Local government · Aug. 2026
Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
  1. Feb. 17, 2026
    Site A speaker is arrested for trespassing after running over time at a packed informational meeting (press) News report · Feb. 2026
  2. May 18, 2026
    Permits City Council approves the tax incentive district, development agreement and a mega-user electric rate after nearly two hours of comment News report · May 2026
  3. June 2026
    Permits Referendum petitions are filed against the May 18 ordinances (press) News report · July 2026
  4. July 12, 2026
    Site Residents circulate recall petitions against all eight councilors and the mayor (press) News report · July 2026
  5. Aug. 2026
    Money The property sale closes and the development and financial agreements are finalized Local government · Aug. 2026
  6. Oct. 12, 2026
    Site Attorney General's office steps in over a $17,125 public-records fee demand (press) News report · Feb. 2026
  7. Dec. 2026
    Money First $2.5M of the community betterment fund due Local government · Aug. 2026
  8. 2028
    Construction First phase expected to go live (press) Local government · May 2026
The buildings

Specs

2 buildings data centers plus a substation in the site layout (press). News report · 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners
  • Beale Infrastructure: developer, backed by Blue Owl (press)
  • Mustang Tulsa Holdings, LLC: project company
  • Quartz Mountain Properties LLC: Beale land entity
Decision-makers
  • Claremore City Council and Mayor Debbie Long
  • City Manager John Feary
Power partners
  • City of Claremore Electric: retail supplier
  • Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA): wholesale supplier and substation owner
Beneficiaries
  • Sequoyah and Oologah-Talala public schools, Northeast Technology Center and Rogers County: payment recipients
Opponents
  • Recall and referendum petitioners
Still unknown

Open questions

Where this comes from

46 records from 12 documents

Drawn from news reports and local government records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.

News report 8Local government 4
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 (5)
  • Project identity: Beale Infrastructure 'Project Mustang' - data center campus in the Claremore Industrial Park, City of Claremore, Rogers County, OK; project area approximately 255 acres (T22N R16E, Indian Base and Merid
    “The "Project Area" is the area in which Project activities will take place, and includes, without limitation, the approximately 255 acres of land located in the City where the Project will be developed”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade A
  • Utility: City of Claremore Electric (municipal), a wholesale customer of the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA); the facility will have a dedicated substation owned by GRDA with a direct transmission feed; air-cooled facil
    “The developer will be responsible for the upfront payment of all infrastructure improvements required for the project. The facility will have a dedicated substation owned by GRDA with a direct transmission feed.”
    Local government · 2026 · grade A
  • Electric structure: retail service by the City of Claremore's municipal electric system, a wholesale customer of the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA); Beale Infrastructure funds the necessary transmission line upgrades a
    “Electric service is provided by the City of Claremore, a wholesale customer of Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA), with Beale Infrastructure funding necessary transmission line upgrades and a new substation to strengthen grid reliability”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • City Manager's conference presentation (as reported by a local Substack newsletter, Oct 2026) described a privately financed electrical substation costing approximately $60 million and projected $450M+ in electricity-rel
    “He also described a privately financed electrical substation costing approximately $60 million.”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
  • Opposition flashpoint: local resident Darren Blanchard was arrested (charged with trespassing, per News On 6) at an informational meeting on Project Mustang after speaking past the three-minute public-comment limit; the
    “A man was arrested yesterday at an informational meeting about a proposed data center in Claremore, Oklahoma, after he spoke for longer than the allotted time given to public commentators”
    News report · 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (13)
  • Project status: Property transaction CLOSED (~Aug 2026) and agreements finalised; next phase is permitting/regulatory review; construction expected to begin early fall 2026; first phase reported go-live 2028
    “The Claremore data center project, being developed by Beale Infrastructure and located in the Claremore Industrial Park, reached a key development milestone with the closing of the property transaction”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • tax incentive district: pilot total 180500000 USD
    “Over the 25-year term of the agreements, the project includes more than $180.5 million in anticipated PILOT payments, community funding and infrastructure-related deposits.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • tax incentive district: pilot school allocation 100000000 USD
    “Over the 25-year term of the agreements, the project includes more than $180.5 million in anticipated PILOT payments, community funding and infrastructure-related deposits.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • tax incentive district: community betterment fund 5000000 USD
    “Over the 25-year term of the agreements, the project includes more than $180.5 million in anticipated PILOT payments, community funding and infrastructure-related deposits.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • tax incentive district: infrastructure deposits 3100000 USD
    “Over the 25-year term of the agreements, the project includes more than $180.5 million in anticipated PILOT payments, community funding and infrastructure-related deposits.”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade A
  • Developer: Beale Infrastructure (developer); Mustang Tulsa Holdings, LLC (project entity in the Plan and development agreement)
    “The Claremore City Council voted tonight to approve a Tax Increment District (TID) Agreement supporting a data center project developed by Beale Infrastructure.”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade A
  • Investment: 3000000000-4000000000 USD
    “The development within the Claremore Industrial Park is expected to bring an estimated $3 to 4 billion in private investment to Claremore over the next five to seven years.”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade A
  • tax incentive district: ad valorem exemption 100 percent
    “The approved incentive structure utilizes a TID authorized under Oklahoma's Local Development Act and does not involve taxpayer funding or direct payments to the developer.”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade A
  • Financial commitments at closing: ~$172.5 million of PILOT payments over 25 years (Sequoyah Public Schools $100M; Oologah-Talala Public Schools $26M; Northeast Technology Center $22M; Rogers County $20M), a $5 million Co
    “Financial safeguards are also in place to support the development's obligations to the City, including an irrevocable letter of credit totaling $21.552 million”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • End user not named: the City states it has been informed the project owner/developer and end-user is a domestically owned and publicly traded company; no tenant is named in the project plan, which names only Mustang Tuls
    “The City and CED have been informed that the project owner/developer and end-user is a domestically owned and publicly traded company”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade B
  • Recall petitions against all eight city councilors and Mayor Debbie Long, plus a grand jury petition, followed the May 18, 2026 approval; petitioners allege lack of transparency and cite City Manager John Feary's non-dis
    “The petitions come in response to the council's May 18 approval of a project plan and Tax Incentive District for Project Mustang, a multi-phase data center planned for the Claremore Industrial Park”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Tax-increment district agreement (City of Claremore): ad valorem tax exemption eligibility (25 years per phase)
    “The agreement allows Beale Infrastructure to seek a 25-year ad valorem tax exemption for each phase of the project.”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • A speaker (Darren Blanchard) was arrested for trespassing after speaking past his allotted time at the Feb 17, 2026 informational meeting at Rogers State University (>100 attendees); the Attorney General's office later i
    “A man was arrested yesterday at an informational meeting about a proposed data center in Claremore, Oklahoma, after he spoke for longer than the allotted time given to public commentators.”
    News report · Feb. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (9)
  • Claremore City Council:
    “The Claremore City Council voted tonight to approve a Tax Increment District (TID) Agreement supporting a data center project developed by Beale Infrastructure.”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade A
  • Project status: approved preconstruction
    “The project will move into the next phase, including applicable permitting, regulatory review and other standard development processes”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • Claremore City Council:
    “The Claremore data center project, being developed by Beale Infrastructure and located in the Claremore Industrial Park, reached a key development milestone with the closing of the property transaction”
    Local government · Aug. 2026 · grade B
  • City of Claremore (May 18, 2026): construction expected to begin in early fall 2026 pending permitting/regulatory reviews; local (ABC) reporting via DCD put the first phase going live in 2028; the Aug 2026 city release s
    “Pending completion of those requirements and other pre-construction activities, construction is expected to begin in early fall 2026”
    Local government · May 2026 · grade B
  • Claremore Planning Commission:
    “Date Adopted by City Council: ________, 2026 May 18”
    Local government · April 2026 · grade B
  • Claremore Review Committee:
    “Date Adopted by City Council: ________, 2026 May 18”
    Local government · March 2026 · grade B
  • Recall petitions against all eight city councilors and the Mayor, referendum petitions on the May 18 ordinances (filed June 2026), and a grand jury petition followed the approval; petitioners allege non-transparency and
    “Residents of this Northeastern Oklahoma town continued to sign petitions last week in an effort to recall all eight city councilors and Mayor Debbie Long.”
    News report · July 2026 · grade C
  • Approval covers the multi-building campus in Claremore Industrial Park on land a: Project Mustang plan APPROVED by the City Council, May 18, 2026, including a tax-increment district agreement (after ~2 hours of public co
    “The Claremore City Council approved plans Monday, May 18, for “Project Mustang.””
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
  • May 18, 2026: Claremore City Council approved three measures for Project Mustang - a tax-incentive district (TID), a development agreement with Mustang Tulsa Holdings LLC, and an ordinance creating a new electric rate sc
    “On May 18, 2026, Claremore City Council approved three measures in support of the Project Mustang data center: a tax-incentive district (TID), a development agreement with Mustang Tulsa Holdings LLC”
    News report · May 2026 · grade C
Site and other (2)
  • County code: 40131
    “Township Twenty-Two (22) North, Range Sixteen (16) East of the Indian Base and Meridian, Rogers County, Oklahoma”
    Local government · March 2026 · grade A
  • no Clydesdale or Atlas fact belongs in this record
    “Beale withdrew Project Atlas on March 30, 2026, after weeks of opposition; the land was never rezoned”
    News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C