Oklahoma City Council Unanimous Emergency Data Center Moratorium Vote
On April 21, 2026, the Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously to adopt an emergency ordinance placing a temporary moratorium on new data center development across Oklahoma City after staff warned that multiple hyperscale applicants were seeking massive municipal water and electric resources.
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Oklahoma City Council Unanimous Emergency Data Center Moratorium Vote
Oklahoma City Council · April 21, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:16 David Holt, Mayor, City of Oklahoma City Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Water Power & Grid
Oklahoma City Council votes unanimously to pass an emergency ordinance placing a moratorium on new data center development.
"SOME OF THESE ARE GETTING TO THE HYPERSCALE SIZE, AND THERE’S A LOT OF DEMAND THAT PLACES ON OUR RESOURCES. IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE, OKLAHOMA CITY LEADERS APPROVED AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE THAT PUTS A MORATORIUM ON NEW DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. SUPPORTERS CALLING IT A NECESSARY TIMEOUT. SLOWING DOWN THE PROCESS WOULD ALLOW FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ALLOW THE COMMUNITY, WHO MUST BEAR THE HARMS OF A TECHNOLOGY THAT EXTRACTS LOCAL RESOURCES. THE MORATORIUM STOPS THE CITY FROM ACCEPTING OR APPROVING REZONING REQUESTS AND PERMITS TIED TO DATA CENTERS THROUGH THE END OF 2026."
- Clip 2 · 0:49 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Oklahoma City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"TREVOR FRANCIS OWNS A DATA CENTER IN OKC AND SAYS HE DOESN’T KNOW WHAT THIS MORATORIUM MEANS FOR HIS FUTURE DREAMS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE’RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IN OUR DATA CENTER IS WE ARE WE’RE EXPANDING OUR CENTRAL PLANTS. OUR CENTRAL PLANT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COOLING, EXPANDING THE CAMPUS. SO A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS RIGHT NOW WILL PREVENT US FROM EXPANDING THE CENTRAL PLANT AND WILL ALSO MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR THOSE TENANTS TO ACTUALLY EXPAND AND OCCUPY THEIR BUILDINGS."
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