Meta Tulsa (Project Anthem) · Data center profile

Power

Power and the grid

Sources on record, size not disclosed

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) grid Utility planning
Meta planned its needs with PSO and pays toward substations and lines through its bills; no campus MW published State agency · April 2026

Getting on the grid

The state says Meta will pay the full cost of the energy the data center uses so it is not passed to other customers. State agency · April 2026
Meta's 1,500 MW of clean-energy contracts is a statewide matching commitment, not this campus's load. Local government · April 2026
A 2026 state law requires customers adding 75 MW or more to sign long-term agreements covering their infrastructure costs; no Meta-specific state case has been found. Utility regulator · July 2026

Permits

Permits checklist

1 withdrawn · 1 moratorium · 1 granted · 1 checked, nothing on file

City actions on record.

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Phase 2 rezoning, about 375 acres Withdrawn
Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission · April 1, 2026: withdrawn by the developer; the city says Phase 2 remains possible News report · April 2026
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Citywide data-center pause (nine months) Moratorium
Tulsa City Council · March 25, 2026: exempted Project Anthem phases 1 and 2 News report · 2026
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Incentive district, 85% property tax exemption Granted
Tulsa City Council · May 1, 2024: up to 25 years Local government · May 2024
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Checked, nothing on file: State utility case or air permit

Risks

What could slow it down

Medium
Local opposition
Residents raise environmental, water, energy and property-value concerns, and protested the groundbreaking. News report · April 2026
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Power terms not public
No PSO service agreement or campus MW has been published. News report · April 2026
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Phase 2 uncertain
The second phase was withdrawn, though the city says it remains possible. see Permits

Money

Money on record

$1B+

investment (Meta, 2026)

the 2024 plan said $800M Local government · April 2026

$800M

investment in the 2024 city project plan

before Meta was named Local government · May 2024

85%

property tax exemption on new investment

up to 25 fiscal years Local government · May 2024

Timeline

What happened, and what is due

SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming

Jan. 22, 2024
Money City project plan proposes an 85% tax exemption for 'Project Anthem' on about 340 acres Local government · Jan. 2024
May 1, 2024
Money City Council creates the incentive district for the $800M project Local government · May 2024
March 25, 2026
Permits Council unanimously pauses new data centers for nine months; this campus is exempt News report · March 2026
April 1, 2026
Permits Atmoss withdraws its Phase 2 rezoning for about 375 acres News report · April 2026
April 21, 2026
Construction Meta breaks ground on Phase 1; protesters gather outside the event News report · April 2026
July 1, 2026
Power State ratepayer-protection law takes effect for loads of 75 MW or more News report · July 2026
2028
Construction Phase 1 expected to be operational Local government · April 2026

The buildings

Specs

100 jobs operational, with more than 1,000 at construction peak (company claim). Local government · April 2026

Closed-loop: liquid cooling; aims to use no water most of the year (press) News report · April 2026

Who is involved

Owners, partners and builders

Owners

Meta Platforms: owner and operator
Atmoss LLC: developer and owner of record

Builders

Fortis Construction: general contractor

Decision-makers

Tulsa City Council
Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission
PartnerTulsa: city economic development agency

Power partners

Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)

Still unknown

Open questions

Campus MW and PSO agreement terms.
Whether Phase 2 returns.
Size of Meta's local infrastructure commitment (reports conflict).

Where this comes from

41 records from 14 documents

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

News report 9Local government 4State agency 1Utility regulator 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 (6)

Utility: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO); Meta planned its energy needs with PSO years ahead of the campus coming online and will pay, through its utility bills, hundreds of millions of dollars toward grid infra
“Meta worked closely with the Public Service Company of Oklahoma to plan for and meet its energy needs years in advance of the data center coming online.”
State agency · April 2026 · grade B
No campus MW is disclosed in any source found
“Meta currently has projects under contract that are adding over 1,500 megawatts of clean energy to the grid in Oklahoma.”
Local government · April 2026 · grade B
Oklahoma HB 2992 (Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026), signed May 11, 2026 and effective Jul 1, 2026, is the statutory framework governing this campus's eventual PSO agreement: large-load customers at
“requires large-load customers that add 75 MW or more of demand to sign long-term agreements covering infrastructure costs tied to their projects, rather than spreading those costs across the general rate base”
News report · July 2026 · grade C
Utility: Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) - inferred from Meta's PSO programme references and a PSO easement/right-of-way on the final plat; no PSO service agreement document was located
“it said it is adding more than 1,500 megawatts of clean energy to Oklahoma's grid and will contribute to PSO's Light a Life Program to assist customers struggling to pay energy bills.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
Meta's 'more than 1,500 megawatts of clean energy' / '1.5 GW of clean energy to the grid in Oklahoma' is a statewide generation-addition commitment, NOT this campus's load; no campus MW on any named basis was found, so n
“In total, Meta will add 1.5GW of clean energy to the grid in Oklahoma.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
The 'more than 1,500 MW of clean energy' figure attached to the Tulsa announcement is Meta's Oklahoma-wide portfolio under contract to match its electricity use - a statewide matching commitment, NOT this campus's load o
“All electricity used by the facility will be matched with clean energy sources, adding more than 1,500 megawatts of clean power to Oklahoma's grid”
News report · April 2026 · grade C

Money and contracts (3)

Project status: under construction - Phase 1 ground broken Apr 21, 2026; Phase 2 rezoning application withdrawn in 2026; operational target 2028
“Today, local and state leaders joined Meta to break ground on the company's newest data center in Tulsa, representing an investment of more than $1 billion”
Local government · April 2026 · grade B
tax incentive district: ad valorem exemption 85 percent
“The proposed Ordinance would make the City of Tulsa an Incentive District with a tax exemption of 85%.”
Local government · May 2024 · grade B
Gross floor area: 2000000 sq ft
“Gross Floor Area: more than 2 million square feet”
News report · April 2026 · grade C

Permits and government (6)

Tulsa City Council:
“The proposed Ordinance would make the City of Tulsa an Incentive District with a tax exemption of 85%.”
Local government · May 2024 · grade A
Framework record, not a campus case. HB 2992 (Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Pro: PSO large-load tariff filed with the OCC under HB 2992 - joint stipulation proposing three service options for customers with contract dem
“three service options within a new largeload tariff applicable to eligible customers with contract demand exceeding 75 MW”
Utility regulator · July 2026 · grade B
Project status: Phase 1 UNDER CONSTRUCTION (groundbreaking Apr 21, 2026; operational 2028 expected); Phase 2 rezoning WITHDRAWN by the developer on Apr 1, 2026
“Meta has broken ground on its first data center in Oklahoma, starting work on a campus in Tulsa.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
Atmoss withdrew its Phase 2 rezoning for approximately 375 acres between East 11: Phase 2 rezoning application (~375 acres) WITHDRAWN by applicant
“Developer Atmoss LLC yesterday withdrew its plans to build the second phase of a more than 500-acre data center called 'Project Anthem' in Tulsa, Oklahoma.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
Tulsa City Council:
“Tulsa City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to pause building new data centers for nine months.”
News report · March 2026 · grade C
Tulsa City Council approved a temporary nine-month data center moratorium that exempted Project Anthem phases 1 and 2; Atmoss nevertheless withdrew its Phase 2 rezoning application for about 375 acres east of South 193rd
“Although the Tulsa City Council approved a temporary nine-month data center moratorium last week, the moratorium exempted the first and second phases of Project Anthem”
News report · 2026 · grade C

Legal (1)

Resident opposition on environment, energy and water use and property values, and moratorium pressure; no lawsuit naming Atmoss or Project Anthem was located
“Residents expressing opposition to new data center projects in Tulsa frequently cite concerns about their impact on the local environment, energy and water usage, and their effect on local property values.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C

Site and other (6)

Developer: Atmoss LLC (developer of record, owner of record on the final plat); Meta Platforms (owner-operator, confirmed 2026)
“ATMOSS, LLC, A DELAWARE OWNER OF RECORD:”
Local government · April 2026 · grade A
County code: 40145
“IN THE CITY OF TULSA, WAGONER COUNTY, STATE OF OKLAHOMA PART OF SECTION 8, T-19-N, R-15-E”
Local government · 2024 · grade A
Meta / PartnerTulsa claim more than 1,000 construction jobs at peak and approximately 100 operational jobs once completed - company/economic-development claims, up from the 50 permanent employees projected in the 2024 pl
“The Tulsa Data Center is expected to support more than 1,000 construction jobs at peak and create approximately 100 operational jobs once completed.”
Local government · April 2026 · grade B
Residents protested the Meta announcement in east Tulsa on Apr 21, 2026, citing water, energy and community impacts; the Tulsa Chamber account notes protesters outside the announcement event
“Addressing the data center protesters outside the building, Demasi noted that Meta would be good stewards for the environment.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
Project identity: Meta Tulsa Campus - 'Project Anthem', 340-acre parcel at 11th Street and the west side of the Creek Turnpike, City of Tulsa (east Tulsa); final plat places the site in Wagoner County
“It is set for a 340-acre parcel at the intersection of 11th Street and the west side of the Creek Turnpike.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C
Closed-loop liquid cooling; Meta aims to use zero water for the majority of the year
“The facility will use a closed-loop liquid cooling system, and aims to use zero water for the majority of the year.”
News report · April 2026 · grade C