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Project Spring (Sand Springs)

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ProposedContestedAI likelyRecord updated July 23, 2026

Project Spring (Sand Springs) is a proposed data center in Sand Springs, Oklahoma (Osage County), operated by Google. The public record puts it at announced November 2025, 827 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

Every line on this page traces to a public source listed at the bottom. Where a figure was looked for and not found, the row says so. A blank is never a zero.

Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Google
Facility type
Data center, AI use likely
Location
Sand Springs, Osage County, OK
Coordinates
36.2560, -96.1100
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
827 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
November 2025
Utility
Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO)
Power source
Grid
Cooling
air
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. February 3, 2026
    Proposed
    Sand Springs City Council votes 6-1 to approve rezoning; multiple lawsuits and a recall effort remain active - no construction permit issued
  2. January 15, 2026
    Proposed
    Tulsa Flyer first publicly identifies Google as interested end-user/purchaser; White Rose Partners launches projectspringok.com
  3. November 21, 2025
    Proposed
    DCD first reports the rezoning application for the 827-acre site near HWY 97 and Rock School Rd; operator undisclosed at this stage
  4. June 2025
    Proposed
    827-acre site annexed into Sand Springs city limits to enable PSO grid connection

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Project Spring (Sand Springs) in Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Protect Sand Springs Alliance filed an annexation-challenge lawsuit (Jan 2026); Land Legacy filed a conservation-easement enforcement suit (Mar 2026) covering 270 of the 827 acres; a recall petition targets the City Council and mayor; Osage Nation raised mineral-estate sovereignty and consultation concerns.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Protect Sand Springs Alliance filed an annexation-challenge lawsuit (Jan 2026); Land Legacy filed a conservation-easement enforcement suit (Mar 2026) covering 270 of the 827 acres; a recall petition targets the City Council and mayor; Osage Nation raised mineral-estate sovereignty and consultation concerns.

Power and water

PSO (Public Service Company of Oklahoma) to supply power via existing transmission crossing the property; developer states Google would fund a dedicated substation and new transmission at no cost to local ratepayers.

Developer states initial phases use non-evaporative air cooling; water for domestic use only; future phases may evolve (projectspringok.com).

Notes on the record

Google is identified as the interested purchaser/end-user by Tulsa Flyer, Fox23, DCD and Public Radio Tulsa, but there is no standalone Google announcement for this site (developer White Rose Partners is titleholder) - hence confidence 'reported'. County: physical property is in Osage County (per the official project site and Osage News); the annexing City of Sand Springs is primarily Tulsa County, and the annexation lawsuit moved from Osage to Tulsa County court. Capacity: trackers allege 500+ MW but no primary source confirms it - omitted. Google's $9B Oklahoma commitment (Aug 2025) is a statewide figure, not project-specific. Up to 3 data-center buildings + one office building; construction targeted 2027, completion 2029 (developer). Jobs (~1,000 peak construction, ~50+ FTE/building) are developer projections. A ~$100M/25yr PILOT was cited by the city manager but no executed agreement is confirmed. Coordinates estimated from the site description (near HWY 97 / Rock School Rd), not geocoder-verified.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Project Spring (Sand Springs) data center in Sand Springs?

Yes. Project Spring (Sand Springs) in Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. Protect Sand Springs Alliance filed an annexation-challenge lawsuit (Jan 2026); Land Legacy filed a conservation-easement enforcement suit (Mar 2026) covering 270 of the 827 acres; a recall petition targets the City Council and mayor; Osage Nation raised mineral-estate sovereignty and consultation concerns.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Project Spring (Sand Springs) data center?

The reception note on this record refers to a court proceeding. Read it in full under opposition and litigation above, and check the sources at the foot of the page for the filing itself.

How much water does Project Spring (Sand Springs) use?

No water withdrawal figure for Project Spring (Sand Springs) is on record here. Cooling is recorded as air, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Project Spring (Sand Springs), and how big is it?

Google is the operator on record. We hold 53 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 827 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Project Spring (Sand Springs)," updated July 23, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/google-spring-sand-springs-ok.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/google-spring-sand-springs-ok, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Google connected to Sand Springs data center project · Tulsa Flyer · retrieved July 7, 2026
  2. 2.Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to consider Project Spring data center proposal · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  3. 3.Google gets greenlight for data center in Tulsa, Oklahoma · Data Center Dynamics · retrieved July 7, 2026
  4. 4.Sand Springs city council approves rezoning for proposed Google data center · Fox23 · retrieved July 7, 2026 · original offline, archived copy from March 26, 2026
  5. 5.Sand Springs advances proposed Google data center rezoning · Public Radio Tulsa · retrieved July 7, 2026
  6. 6.Project Spring official developer website · White Rose Partners · retrieved July 7, 2026
  7. 7.Proposed Sand Springs Data Center raises water and sovereignty concerns · Osage News · retrieved July 7, 2026
  8. 8.HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (ORNL/DOE-CESER, 2023-08 vintage) · Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) / HIFLD · retrieved July 23, 2026

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