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Data center campus · South of Kiowa, between U.S. 69 and South Kiowa Lake Road, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma

Project Emerald (IREN Oklahoma campus)

Proposed as of June 22, 2026

IREN plans a campus of up to 1.6 GW on about 2,000 acres south of Kiowa, and Pittsburg County is weighing tax incentive districts for it that its commissioners tabled in June 2026. Also known as: Kiowa Data Center, Emerald ProjectCo Data Center Project.

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Power1,600MW reported · stated
Floor area6e+06sq ft
Site2,000acres

Who is behind it

ProjectProject Emerald (IREN Oklahoma campus)Also: Kiowa Data Center, Emerald ProjectCo Data Center Project
Developer and teamIREN (through Emerald ProjectCo)
End userNot found in the recordsNot yet named in any record or credited report we have found.

The record, newest first

  1. Reporting said the plan still awaited commissioner approval and that a local activist planned a petition for a public vote if it is approved. (KTUL / KOKH, Sept. 8, 2026; News On 6, Sept. 8, 2026)

  2. After a final public comment hearing with about 200 attendees, mostly opposed, the commissioners tabled creating the two districts so the review committee could study new cost estimates. (KJRH 2 News Oklahoma, June 22, 2026)

  3. The county commissioners scheduled two public hearings, June 8 and June 22, 2026, on the Emerald ProjectCo plan and its two incentive districts covering about 2,000 acres. (Pittsburg County Board of County Commissioners, undated)

  4. The county tax incentive district review committee voted to recommend the economic development plan to the commissioners; NonDoc reported the vote as unanimous. A water supply discussion with the rural water district was on the agenda, but KJRH reported that item was skipped. (Pittsburg County, Okla., April 21, 2026; KJRH 2 News Oklahoma, April 22, 2026; NonDoc, May 14, 2026)

  5. IREN announced a 1.6 GW Oklahoma campus on about 2,000 acres with grid studies complete and power ramping from 2028. (IREN, Feb. 5, 2026; IREN, Oct. 23, 2026)

  6. Pittsburg County commissioners voted to form a review committee for the project's incentive plan; it first met Dec. 8, 2025. (NonDoc, May 14, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • IREN's own pages name only Oklahoma, not the county; the Pittsburg County location comes from county records and local reporting.
  • Square footage: two phases of 3 million sq ft each (NonDoc).
  • Jobs: 40 per phase (NonDoc) vs. 100-150 (News On 6) vs. more than 100 (KJRH, June).
  • Timeline: construction from 2027; IREN says power ramps from 2028; News On 6 gave completion as 2029.
  • News On 6 said the campus could serve Google, Microsoft or startups; no tenant is confirmed, so end_user is empty.
  • No commissioners' vote adopting the districts after June 22, 2026 was found in news coverage or county records opened as of Oct. 24, 2026.
  • iso_rto: PSO is an SPP transmission-owning member (Oklahoma Corporation Commission SPP presentation).

The full record

Status note
The county commissioners tabled the two tax incentive districts on June 22, 2026 so the review committee could study new cost estimates; September 2026 reporting said the project still awaited their approval.
Power note
IREN announced a 1.6 GW campus; NonDoc reported 1.2 GW (and also 1.2 GW per phase), so the figure ranges from 1.2 to 1.6 GW or more depending on source.
Evidence
Primary public records
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.