The developer behind a proposed data center in Sand Springs says Google is the likely end user — and the tech giant would be one of the top taxpayers in Osage County if the project becomes a reality.
White Rose Partners launched a new website this week, sharing details about the proposed 827-acre data center campus along State Highway 97 called Project Spring. The site says Google is interested in purchasing the project for cloud storage and machine learning.
This comes a week after a citizen group filed a lawsuit against the City of Sand Springs. Court documents show the suit aims to overturn a land annexation that would allow the data center to be built within city limits, but City Manager Mike Carter told the Tulsa World he’s confident the city followed all state statutes when it annexed the land last summer.
Project Spring is one of several data centers proposed in northeastern Oklahoma — and connected to Google. Last year, the company announced a $9 billion investment across the state. So far, that includes projects in Stillwater and Muskogee County.
Google has had a presence in Oklahoma for more than a decade. The Mayes County Google Data Center opened in 2011.
A community meeting for Project Spring is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at Charles Page High School.
The Sand Springs Planning Commission is set to vote on a rezoning request Jan. 27 in the high school cafeteria.
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