# Project Emerald (Kiowa)

> Proposed: a data center in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (1 source). Sources and dates on every fact.

Page: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-emerald-kiowa-ok-dc_fe028bca2e4b  
Markdown: https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-emerald-kiowa-ok-dc_fe028bca2e4b.md  
Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

IREN has proposed a data center in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma (proposed). One source reports this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** IREN (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **Stage:** Proposed (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **Site area:** 2,000 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2026-04 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **City:** Kiowa (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **County:** Pittsburg (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **State:** Oklahoma (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 14, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Street address reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Community response:** Local opposition reported (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Facility type:** Enterprise (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | Project Emerald (Kiowa) | Proposed | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is Project Emerald (Kiowa) under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Sep 14, 2026) reports it as proposed.

### Who is building Project Emerald (Kiowa)?

IREN is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve Project Emerald (Kiowa)?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

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## Latest updates

- **Apr 21, 2026:** [Reported as announced](https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/project-emerald-ai-data-center-plan-in-pittsburg-county-moving-forward)
- [Reported as announced](https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/project-emerald-ai-data-center-plan-in-pittsburg-county-moving-forward). Reported for 2026-04.

## Related records

- [IREN Oklahoma Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/iren-oklahoma-data-center-campus-ok-dc_b71b48bd16c7): Same operator
- [Aligned Data Centers Amber Site (Grady County)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/aligned-data-centers-amber-site-grady-county-ok-dc_72541d6e90dd): Same state
- [American Tower EDC Oklahoma (Oklahoma City)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/american-tower-edc-oklahoma-oklahoma-city-ok-dc_009a1469b166): Same state
- [BLE Landholdings Piedmont Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/ble-landholdings-piedmont-data-center-ok-dc_9bc46f1c21df): Same state
- [Beltline Energy Luther Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/beltline-energy-luther-data-center-ok-dc_0ee32653cdcf): Same state
- [Beltline Energy Oklahoma City Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/beltline-energy-oklahoma-city-campus-ok-dc_c6e462a880b7): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/project-emerald-ai-data-center-plan-in-pittsburg-county-moving-forward) · as of Sep 14, 2026 · record iren-project-emerald-kiowa-ok
- [KJRH (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/project-emerald-ai-data-center-plan-in-pittsburg-county-moving-forward) · as of Sep 14, 2026
- [McAlester News-Capital (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.mcalesternews.com/news/proposed-data-center-concerns-residents/article_41fbeecd-9293-49d4-8156-1d3aaa3f686b.html) · as of Sep 14, 2026
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/project-emerald-kiowa-ok) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 279286888672843

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "Project Emerald (Kiowa)", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/project-emerald-kiowa-ok-dc_fe028bca2e4b, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.
