Cloverleaf "Project Open Sky" data center campus north of Piedmont
Also called: Project Open Sky, Cloverleaf data center
Cloverleaf Infrastructure wants Piedmont to annex and rezone about 633 acres for a large data center campus. After resident pushback, it cut on-site power plants and capped water use. The council has delayed its vote five times.
Where things stand: Annexation and rezoning vote delayed for the fifth time on Sept 28, 2026; council expected to take it up again in October 2026.
🕒 Latest update (Sept 28, 2026): City Council deadlocked 2-2 and the mayor broke the tie to delay the vote again, the fifth delay.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 633 acres just north of Piedmont (developer also holds land options in Kingfisher County), Piedmont, Canadian County
- 🏢 CompanyCloverleaf Infrastructure
- 🌳 Size633 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromRevised plan drops on-site gas plants, batteries and geothermal; power source otherwise not stated
- 💧 Water75,000 gallons a day
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop cooling
❓ Still unanswered
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- How many megawatts would the campus use, and where would the power come from? 🙋 I'll find out
- Which company would use the data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- What will the council decide at its next vote? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 2026Cloverleaf revised its plan: no on-site power plants, water capped at 75,000 gallons a day, closed-loop cooling, no water wells, noise monitoring.
- Sept 28, 2026City Council deadlocked 2-2 and the mayor broke the tie to delay the vote again, the fifth delay.
Local votes and rules
🗺️ Zoning change
Cloverleaf asked Piedmont to rezone thousands of acres from farm use to a planned unit development for its Project Open Sky data center campus. The Planning Commission advanced it in June 2026. City Council has delayed its vote five times; on September 28 the mayor broke a 2-2 tie to delay again. In July the council refused to change the future land use map and sent it back to the Planning Commission.
📜 Data center rules
Piedmont City Council created a new Industrial Technology zoning district, a zone meant for uses like data centers.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- 'You've dragged your feet': Piedmont delays data center vote for fifth time · News 9 · Sept 29, 2026
- What to know about Piedmont, Oklahoma's Project Open Sky Data Center · News 9 · Sept 18, 2026
- Piedmont delays vote on revised Cloverleaf data center plans · FOX 25 · Sept 2026
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