- Google will invest $ 9 billion in Oklahoma in the next two years
- Investment centers on the extension of an existing data center and the construction of another
- Additional schedule of $ 1 billion will see Oklahoma students access AI training
Google has announced plans to invest $ 9 billion to expand its cloud and AI infrastructure in Oklahoma for the next two years.
As part of the investment of several billion dollars, the company has committed to building a new data center campus in Stillwater and expanding its existing Pryor Data Center, which opened in 2011 and has received an estimated $ 4.4 billion so far.
Oklahoma citizens will also benefit from a separate financing spot that Google plans to share across multiple US states to increase AI skills.
Google is using billions on Oklahoma AI
“As part of a broader obligation of $ 1 billion for US education and competitiveness, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University are part of the first cohort of Google AI for educational accelerator,” the company wrote.
The scheme will see participants access to Google Career Certificates and other AI training courses.
Recognizing data centers -Campusses is provided with wider environmental and sustainability impacts, Google will also collaborate with Electrical Training Alliance to increase the state’s electrical workforce pipeline by 135% in anticipation of increased demand in the future.
Google President and Chief Investment Manager Ruth Porat announced the investment during a visit to Pryor -Campus on August 13, 2025 and noticed, “Google will help run a new era with American innovation with our investments in Oklahoma.”
“For almost two decades, Google has proudly called Oklahoma Home, starting with our data center in Mayes County, our second largest in the world,” Porat added.
Since it was built up its first campus in the state, Google claims to have invested over $ 5.7 billion in the state and generated $ 2.2 billion economic activity for nationals and businesses alone by 2024.
The company also matched 87% of its energy consumption with carbon-free energy in 2022-2023 from over 680 MW of pure energy contracts in the state, which boasts other results such as water filling and advanced power consumption efficiency in its impact study.
