IREN "Project Emerald" data center south of Kiowa
Also called: Project Emerald, Emerald Data Center, Kiowa data center
Australian company IREN wants to build a 1.2-gigawatt data center campus on about 2,000 acres south of Kiowa. It is described as a $50 billion project. County leaders paused the tax break deal in June 2026 after residents raised concerns.
Where things stand: County commissioners tabled the tax districts on June 22, 2026 and sent them back for renegotiation.
🕒 Latest update (June 22, 2026): After a packed hearing, county commissioners tabled the tax districts and sent them back for renegotiation.
What we know
- 📍 WhereAbout 2,000 acres along U.S. Highway 69 and both sides of South Kiowa Lake Road, just south of Kiowa near the Atoka County line, Unincorporated Pittsburg County, Pittsburg County
- 🏢 CompanyIREN
- 🌳 Size2,000 acres
- ⚡ Power it needs1,200 megawatts (about as much as 960,000 homes)
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromPSO grid, near a PSO power line
- ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop liquid cooling
- 💵 Cost$50 billion
- 💸 Tax breaksProposed tax increment districts with tax breaks up to 85% if power use tops 550 MW; tabled by commissioners in June 2026.
- 👷 Jobs promised100
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Will county commissioners approve a new version of the tax deal? 🙋 I'll find out
- How much water will the campus use? 🙋 I'll find out
- Is there a noise limit or setback for nearby homes? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- April 2026A county review committee unanimously endorsed the economic development plan.
- May 14, 2026The review committee formally recommended approval of the tax increment districts.
- June 22, 2026After a packed hearing, county commissioners tabled the tax districts and sent them back for renegotiation.
Local votes and rules
🤝 Agreement with the company
After a packed hearing with about 200 people, Pittsburg County commissioners put off creating two tax increment districts (a tax deal) for IREN's 2,000-acre Project Emerald data center near Kiowa, and sent them back to the review committee to look at new cost numbers. The committee had backed the plan in May 2026.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- Pittsburg County committee endorses deal tied to 2,000-acre, $50 billion data center site · NonDoc · May 14, 2026
- Commissioners put brakes on incentives for hyperscale data center · KJRH 2 News · June 23, 2026
- Pittsburg County delays decision on proposed data center tax increment district · FOX23 · June 23, 2026
- Data centers in eastern Oklahoma: where are data centers near Tulsa? · News On 6
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