Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission regulates Large Load Customers pursuant to the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, 17 O.S. §§ 900 through 906. "Large load customer" means new data centers, new cryptocurrency mining operations and new facilities whose primary function is artificial-intelligence computing facilities that contract with an electric supplier to add seventy-five (75) megawatts or greater electric load per facility or in aggregate behind a single point of interconnection to an electric supplier's load after July 1, 2026. It does not include residential, commercial, agricultural, or industrial ratepayers, or those entities that build generation for behind-the-meter projects.
In accordance with 17 O.S. § 906, any large load customer developer, owner, or entity acting on behalf of a large load customer that purchases land outside of an industrial development park or a municipality, shall be required to notify the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, the county commissioners of the county in which the land is purchased, and any adjacent property owners who own property that abuts the large load customer's land within sixty (60) days after the land is purchased. Such notice shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the party's last-known business or residential address.
In addition, large load customers will need to submit additional documentation prior to inauguration of the facility.
The Data Center Energy Infrastructure: Federal Permit Requirements can be found here.
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