Google Stillwater Data Center Campus

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. July 21, 2026

   Under construction
   Google's Stillwater campus (Perkins & Richmond Roads) has moved from permitted into active construction: building permits for Lots 1 & 2 approved, first-phase 300,000 sq ft building underway and Richmond Road paving started, with the initial building targeted operational in 2026, advancing from the Nov 2025 'construction go-ahead' permitted stage. Source: News 9 (KWTV Oklahoma City)
2. November 2025

   Permitted
   Stillwater Planning Commission approves final plat 4-0 on November 13, 2025. Building permits for Lots 1 and 2 already approved; infrastructure work can begin. Source: Oklahoma Energy Today
3. March 2025

   Proposed
   Google confirmed as applicant for Stillwater campus (400 acres, up to $3B, 6 buildings). Part of $9B Oklahoma investment. Source: Data Center Dynamics

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Google Stillwater Data Center Campus in Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record. All local taxing jurisdictions approved the 25-year incentive agreement, but Payne County Commissioner Rhonda Markum cast the lone dissenting vote, citing water and transparency concerns (officials were required to sign NDAs before learning project details).

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.

All local taxing jurisdictions approved the 25-year incentive agreement, but Payne County Commissioner Rhonda Markum cast the lone dissenting vote, citing water and transparency concerns (officials were required to sign NDAs before learning project details). A Park View Estates homeowners association filed a civil suit in Payne County District Court against Google's Kipper LLC and its contractors over stormwater runoff/pollution from site grading.

Source: Stillwater News Press

Power and water

OGE filed Electric Service and Capacity Purchase Agreements with Oklahoma Corporation Commission. Google signed 700+ MW of new clean energy PPAs in Oklahoma (Rush Springs Solar and High Springs Solar via NextEra). OGE to power Stillwater plus two Muskogee campuses.

Planned (permitted; not yet operational): the first two buildings would use ~2.7 million gallons/day, rising toward ~8.1 MGD if all six are built (~20% of the city's daily supply), drawn from Kaw Lake (Stillwater holds 50 MGD in rights and uses ~7 MGD on average). Cooling mechanism not specified in public sources.

Public money on the record

Notes on the record

Campus at intersection of Perkins Road and Richmond Road, north of Stillwater. Coordinates are approximate (city centroid shifted north). Up to 6 data center buildings, each 300,000 sq ft. Phase I targeted for 2027. City Council acceptance of final plat required before recording with Payne County Clerk. Job figures are projections (~30 permanent per phase; construction cited as 'thousands') - not recorded as confirmed counts. Oklahoma's Sec. 1357 data-center sales-tax exemption applies by statute but no Stillwater-specific award amount is published.

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.

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