Data centers and new power in Garfield County, OK

0 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Garfield County, OK — 0 active requests. 9 projects are built, 7 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Garfield County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Garfield County

Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Garfield County right now.

0 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
0 projects asked. Not yet approved.
1.5 GW
has actually been built
9 projects switched on so far.
7
projects gave up
Withdrawn before being built. Normal nationally.

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 56%
  • Withdrawn 44%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Garfield County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

    By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

    All the numbers

    16 requests ever filed
    Pending applications
    0
    of 16 ever filed
    Capacity queued
    0 MW
    requested, not committed
    Already built
    1.5 GW
    9 projects connected
    Built vs decided
    56.2%
    7 withdrawn

    Source: interconnection queues published by the transmission providers serving this county. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

    Outcome of every request filed here

    OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
    Built91.5 GW56.2%
    Still waiting00 MW0.0%
    Withdrawn71.3 GW43.8%
    Paused0—0.0%

    Waiting to connect, by type of power

    Key dates for projects here

    no dated windows published
    QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
    FERCFERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses
    Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70…
    No date published yetunconfirmed source
    FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
    Still at ANOPR stage.
    No date published yetconfirmed source
    FERCGeorgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution
    A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed.
    No date published yetconfirmed source

    A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.

    The biggest projects on file

    top 15 by size
    ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
    GEN-2008-013Wind300 MWcompleted2008-02SPP
    GEN-2008-042Wind300 MWwithdrawn2008-05SPP
    GEN-2017-164Solar250 MWcompleted2017-11SPP
    GEN-2016-068Wind250 MWcompleted2016-03SPP
    GEN-2014-064Wind248 MWcompleted2014-09SPP
    GEN-2008-126Wind240 MWwithdrawn2008-12SPP
    GEN-2020-023Batteries202 MWwithdrawn2020-04SPP
    GEN-2024-SR11Solar200 MWcompleted2024-05SPP
    GEN-2024-190Batteries199 MWwithdrawn2025-03SPP
    GEN-2008-043Wind150 MWwithdrawn2008-05SPP
    GEN-2008-113Wind100 MWwithdrawn2008-09SPP
    GEN-2008-114Wind100 MWwithdrawn2008-09SPP
    GEN-2012-033Wind99 MWcompleted2012-09SPP
    GEN-2023-SR13Solar70 MWcompleted2023-01SPP
    GEN-2017-178Solar52 MWcompleted2017-11SPP

    How Garfield County compares

    #1494 in the US · #41 in OK

    Garfield County ranks #1494 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #41 of 50 in Oklahoma.

    CountyWaitingCapacity queued
    Oklahoma County133.0 GW
    Texas County112.1 GW
    Creek County32.0 GW
    Payne County61.8 GW
    Johnston County71.5 GW
    Muskogee County61.4 GW
    Mayes County91.3 GW
    Grady County71.3 GW

    Common questions about power in Garfield County

    How long does it take to get power for a data center in Garfield County, OK?

    We do not yet have a median wait for Garfield County. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 9 projects in Garfield County have reached energization and 7 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

    How much capacity is available in Garfield County, OK?

    0 MW is currently requested across 0 active interconnection requests, and 1.5 GW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

    Is Garfield County, OK a good site for a data center?

    This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Oklahoma policy page.

    Where does the data on this page come from?

    The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Garfield County — the utilities in this area — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

    Go deeper on Garfield County

    The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.

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