Project Thunderbird data center and gas power campuses (Enid)
Also called: Project Thunderbird, Plainsmen Holdings
A group of Enid natives proposes a $35 billion data center project on about 1,735 acres at four sites in and around Enid. It would make its own power with up to 3.3 gigawatts of gas plants and use Kaw Lake water. The City Commission will hear the rezoning on Oct 27.
Where things stand: Planning commission recommended rezoning Sept 28, 2026; City Commission hearing moved to a special meeting Oct 27.
🕒 Latest update (Oct 2026): The City Commission moved the rezoning hearing from Oct 6 to a special meeting on Oct 27.
Enid City Commission. Anyone can come and speak.
What we know
- 📍 WhereFour sites: east-side city industrial park, north near Phillips Rd, west-central near 30th and Southgate, south near Southgate Rd, Enid, Garfield County
- 🏢 CompanyPlainsmen Holdings LLC
- 🌳 Size1,735 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs2,750 megawatts (about as much as 2,200,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromNew natural gas power plants on site (up to 3.3 GW), not relying on the regional grid
- 💧 WaterRaw water from the Kaw Lake pipeline
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling
- 💵 Cost$35 billion
- 👷 Jobs promised600
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- How much water would the campuses use per day? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which companies would use the data centers? 🙋 I'll find out
- What air permits would the gas plants need? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 28, 2026The Metropolitan Area Planning Commission recommended approving the rezoning.
- Oct 2026The City Commission moved the rezoning hearing from Oct 6 to a special meeting on Oct 27.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
On September 28, 2026, Enid's Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted 6-1 and 5-2 to recommend the rezoning requests for Project Thunderbird. The City Commission moved its hearing from October 6 to a special meeting on October 27, 2026, at 5 p.m. at the Stride Bank Center Grand Ballroom, to fit more people.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Proposed Enid data center project could bring $35 billion investment · News 9 · Sept 2026
- UPDATED: Rezoning requests removed from agenda · Enid News & Eagle · Oct 2026
- Project Thunderbird · City of Enid
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