Aligned Data Centers campus near Amber
Aligned Data Centers bought about 850 acres near Amber in mid-2026 for a campus powered largely on site. Local officials say they have little authority to stop it.
Who is behind it
The record, newest first
Aligned scheduled a public meeting at Amber-Pocasset High School. (KGOU / OPMX, Sept. 30, 2026)
Commissioners voted not to ask voters to create a county planning commission; counsel had said at the Sept. 8 meeting that a county cannot adopt a moratorium. (KGOU / OPMX, Sept. 30, 2026)
Amber's town council voted to cancel plans to annex the land around the site. (The Frontier, Sept. 23, 2026; KGOU / OPMX, Sept. 30, 2026)
News 9 reported the site at about 800 acres, with closed-loop cooling and no construction yet. (News 9, Sept. 18, 2026)
Grady County commissioners held a special meeting on the project at the county courthouse. (KSWO, Sept. 2, 2026)
Aligned bought about 850 acres near Amber for about $17 million. (The Frontier, Sept. 23, 2026)
Conflicts and open questions
- The Frontier gives about 850 acres; News 9 gives 800. No capacity has been reported. The Frontier said construction could start as early as December 2026.
The full record
- Status note
- Aligned has bought the land and says it is still planning. Amber dropped an annexation that would have brought the site under town zoning, and the county declined to create a planning commission.
- Evidence
- News reports; primary records not yet obtained
- Size class
- 50 MW or more (tracker scope)