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Data Centers<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

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Data Centers<\/h2>\n

Data Centers are popping up all over our nation. Governor Stitt announced on social media that he is fully behind the solar & wind farms and data centers. It seems that Oklahoma has a favorable climate for the centers, much like the low fees for marijuana grow farms that then covered our state.<\/p>\n

Oklahoma currently has around 35 facilities with more under construction. We are told that data centers provide jobs and tremendous tax revenue for our state and the city\/county in which they are built. But do they? Current data shows that at least ten states are missing $100 million in tax revenue annually and electricity rates jump anywhere from 8-26% for residents. Are they really producing jobs and revenue? State governments, including Oklahoma, are giving out large subsidies and tax abatements, with no guarantee of benefit. It is out of control.<\/p>\n

\u201cSubsidy programs in Texas, which exempts data centers from paying sales and use taxes including on the costs to power data centers, cost the state more than $1 billion in 2025, according to the state Comptroller\u2019s Office.\u201d Oklahoma is offering deals as well\u2014but is the benefit worth the missed revenue and expense to the taxpayer?[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Data Center Debacle” color=”primary” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fawakeoklahoma.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F06%2FData-Center-Debacle-Where-it-Started.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”Project Atlas – Coweta Data Center” color=”primary” align=”center” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fawakeoklahoma.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F11%2FCoweta-Data-Center-flyer-October-28-2025.pdf|target:_blank”][vc_separator color=”blue” border_width=”2″ el_width=”80″ css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]