Modern infrastructure, thoughtfully integrated into the community
The Redbud Energy Facility is being designed with you and your neighbors in mind. Our goal is to bring long-term jobs, tax revenue, and infrastructure investment to the community while staying a quiet, low-profile presence in the background. We know you care about everyday quality of life and those priorities are at the center of how this project is planned.
$16B
Capital Investment
12,300
Construction Jobs
480+
Permanent Jobs
About Redbud Energy Facility
The Redbud Energy Facility is being designed with you and your neighbors in mind. Our goal is to bring long-term jobs, tax revenue, and infrastructure investment to the community while staying a quiet, low-profile presence in the background. This campus will create hundreds of good-paying technical and support jobs, thousands of construction jobs, and a stronger tax base to help fund local schools, fire and EMS, and county services. At the same time, it is engineered for low daily traffic, strict noise controls, significant setbacks, and strong protections for drinking water and nearby natural areas. In short, Redbud Energy Facility is meant to deliver real, lasting economic value to the community with as little disruption to your day-to-day life as possible.
Strong Employment Growth
Supports hundreds of high-paying, local technical jobs and thousands of construction jobs over multiple phases.
Supports Local Services and Schools
Grow the tax base that supports Luther schools, fire/EMS, county services, and local infrastructure.
Infrastructure Investment
Invest private dollars in utilities and infrastructure instead of placing those costs on existing residents.
Quiet Neighbor
Operate quietly in the background, with low daily traffic and strong protection for nearby homes, nature areas, and drinking water.
Partnership
With an estimated total $16B capital investment, our project represents one of the largest economic development projects in the history of Logan County.
Community Benefits
The Redbud Energy Facility is designed to be a long-term anchor for the Town of Luther’s economy, creating good jobs and a stronger tax base with limited day-to-day impact on nearby neighborhoods.
- Approximately 12,300 construction jobs over multiple phases, supporting local contractors, trades, and suppliers.
- Around 480 permanent, high-paying technical and operations jobs, with average salaries more than twice the local average wage.
- Over $78.5 million estimated annual payroll once fully staffed, helping support local businesses, restaurants, and services.
Good jobs close to home
- Approximately 12,300 construction jobs over multiple phases, supporting local contractors, trades, and suppliers.
- Around 480 permanent, high-paying technical and operations jobs, with average salaries more than twice the local average wage.
- Over $78.5 million estimated annual payroll once fully staffed, helping support local businesses, restaurants, and services.
Stronger funding for schools and services
- Data centers generate ongoing property taxes, sales/use taxes, utility franchise fees, and other public revenues.
- The State of Oklahoma’s 4.5% sales tax exemption for data center equipment reflects the state’s recognition of data centers as a priority economic investment, not a tax drain.
- Because data centers use few public services compared to residential growth, every dollar of new revenue can go further toward education, public safety, and infrastructure.
Taking pressure off existing taxpayers
- Data centers reliably expand the tax base and allow community development objectives to be achieved earlier than otherwise possible.
- The project is designed so that major infrastructure upgrades including power, water, and sewer are paid for by the project and its utility agreements, not by shifting costs onto existing households.
- A broader commercial tax base can help reduce pressure for future residential tax increases, while still funding the things residents value most: schools, public safety, and quality-of-life investments.
Town Regulations
This project is currently in the community input and regulatory review process. The details described on this site reflect current design intentions and proposed standards. Final terms will be established through the Town’s planning and approval process.
Projects of this scale operate under multiple layers of regulatory oversight, including local zoning review, state environmental permitting, federal regulatory requirements, and utility infrastructure planning. We are working closely with the Town of Luther to establish comprehensive development standards and written agreements for site placement, setbacks, infrastructure coordination, and operational impacts.
Developed in direct response to community feedback, these measures establish one of the region’s most comprehensive local data center frameworks—designed to protect nearby residents and sensitive areas while enabling thoughtfully planned projects that deliver long-term community benefits.
- Big buffers and setbacks between data centers, homes, parks, and nature areas.
- Strict limits on noise at the property line and required sound studies.
- Protections for drinking water and strict adherence to Town of Luther utilities requirements for cooling use.
- Required open space, landscaping, and wildlife-friendly design.
- Utility rules that make sure the data center pays its fair share.
Infrastructure and Site Development Agreement
In addition to the development agreement with the Town, we are also negotiating an Infrastructure and Site Development Agreement with the Luther Public Works Authority, reflecting our shared commitment to making this project work well for the community.
- Water: The Town will provide a will-serve letter confirming potable water for domestic needs. Potable drinking water will not be used for cooling purposes, protecting Luther’s water supply.
- Sewer: The Town will provide a will-serve letter for domestic sewer capacity. Any sewer service required for cooling operations will be handled through a separate agreement outside the Town’s system.
- Power: A will-serve letter from OG&E confirming available power must be obtained prior to submitting for a building permit.
- Environmental studies: Water, sewer, and stormwater studies plus a Phase I Environmental Assessment will all be completed before any building permit is issued.
- Jobs: Approximately 480 full-time positions are anticipated within the first five years of operations.
- Tax revenue: The project will generate franchise fees, property taxes, and sales and use taxes benefiting the Town of Luther, Oklahoma County, the Luther Public School District, and other local entities.
- Transparency: We are committed to maintaining a public website keeping neighbors informed throughout entitlement and construction.
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Necessary Infrastructure for the Future
The responsible development of data centers is both a local opportunity and a national priority. Communities that plan them carefully can capture billions in private investment, strengthen school and county revenues, and bring modern utility infrastructure, while keeping day-to-day impacts low for nearby residents.
Data centers are an integral part of everyday life, even if you never see them. They quietly power the apps, services, and systems your family already uses, and are critically important for essential services like hospitals and emergency response.
Everyday Uses
- Texting and email
- Social media apps
- Streaming movies and TV
- Streaming music and podcasts
- Online gaming
- Online shopping
- Food delivery apps
- Online banking and bill pay
- Credit/debit card transactions
- Cloud photo backup
- Cloud document storage/sharing
Educational & Workforce
- School homework portals
- Classroom apps and learning platforms (LMS)
- Online testing and grading systems
- Video meetings for work
- Shared online work documents
- Cloud file storage for classes and teams
- Remote work collaboration tools
- Email and messaging for teachers and teams
- School and university online portals
- Career training and certification platforms
Essential Services
- Hospital systems and medical records
- Medical imaging and lab systems
- 911 dispatch and emergency communications
- Police, fire, and EMS information systems
- Utility monitoring (power grid, water systems)
- Transportation and traffic management systems
- Government records and online services
- Disaster recovery and backup systems
- Voting and election-related information systems
Communities that plan data centers carefully can capture billions in private investment, stronger school and county revenues, and modern infrastructure.
Environment & Water
People in Luther and the surrounding area care deeply about the land, the water, and the open character of this community. This project’s design starts from that point.
Protecting drinking water and wells
- The project will not draw significantly on private wells or local drinking water supplies for its primary cooling needs.
- For normal cooling operations, the project is evaluating the use of treated wastewater for cooling rather than potable drinking water. This keeps the project from competing with neighboring homes and farms for water resources.
- Air-cooled (dry cooling): Uses zero water for cooling. A facility using only air cooling has a Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE) of 0. This is the industry’s gold standard in water-stressed areas.
- Closed-loop liquid cooling: Water circulates internally in a sealed system. Once filled at construction, can reduce freshwater consumption by up to 70%. These systems are now the standard for new high-density AI facilities.
- Water and sewer connections are currently being coordinated with local providers as part of the site planning process.
- Potable water use will be limited to everyday building needs: restrooms, fire protection, landscaping, and office operations.
- If water is necessary for cooling, waste water will be treated up to town standards and will not introduce any new chemicals or pollutants to the wastewater or natural ecosystem.
Keeping the site greener than a typical industrial project
- The campus layout keeps the most intensive activity in the interior, preserving natural edges and room for wildlife movement around the perimeter.
- Landscaping buffers and open space will be maintained around the developed portions of the site.
- Lighting and fencing standards are written to reduce glare and allow wildlife to move where it’s safe to do so.
- Generators and cooling equipment are turned inward, away from property lines and streets.
For neighbors
Built-in protections for the surrounding community
Power and Our Community
Large power users like data centers are typically served under specialized utility agreements that are closely regulated by state authorities. These agreements are designed so that the data center pays its fair share of the cost to build and maintain the electrical infrastructure it needs, rather than pushing those costs onto existing homes and small businesses.
Redbud Energy Facility benefits from an exceptionally strong power position. The site sits directly adjacent to OG&E’s Redbud Energy Facility and has both 138kV and 345kV transmission lines on-site, making it among the most direct and capable grid connections available in the region. This proximity is one of the key reasons Luther is the right location for a project of this scale.
For the Redbud Energy Facility, that means:
Sound
What you should expect at the property line
The proposed Redbud Energy Facility is a multi-building data center campus, providing ample space to thoughtfully manage and reduce noise. The facilities are designed as secure, inward-oriented campuses, with generators, cooling equipment, and loading areas placed toward the interior of the site rather than along property boundaries.
This site allows for meaningful setbacks from neighboring properties, internalized infrastructure, and landscaped buffers that preserve existing wooded areas. A core promise of the project is that it will operate quietly in the background, and both the Town’s regulations and the site’s design are focused on making the data center a low-sound, low-profile neighbor.
What the rules require
- Near homes, parks, and key natural areas, the facility is required to adhere to strict noise requirements.
- Everywhere else, noise is capped at a modest increase over what’s there today.
- Independent engineers must model noise before approval and test it again once each phase is running. If readings ever exceed the limits, the operator has to fix it.
| Sound Source | Decibel Level |
|---|---|
Data Center (at property line) | < 60 dBA |
Normal Conversation | 60-70 dBA |
Light Industrial | 65-75 dBA |
Busy Traffic | 70-85 dBA |
Lawn Mower | 85-90 dBA |
Data centers maintain noise levels comparable to normal conversation | |
For neighbors
Built-in protections for the surrounding community
Tree buffers and setbacks keep the campus a quiet, low-profile presence in the background
Land Use Comparison
How data center campuses compare to alternative development options
Comparative Analysis of Land Use Types
| Category | DATA CENTER | Warehouse | Retail | Residential |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily Traffic | Low | High | High | Moderate |
| Truck Traffic | Very limited | Frequent | Regular deliveries | Very limited |
| Permanent Jobs | Moderate, highly skilled | Moderate, logistics-focused | Higher count, service-oriented | None |
| Average Wages | High | Moderate | Lower to moderate | N/A |
| Public Service Demand | Low | Moderate | Higher | Higher (schools, local services) |
| Tax Revenue Stability | Very stable, long-term | Moderate | Market-dependent | Stable but service-intensive |
| Land Use Intensity | Moderate size buildings, low activity | Large buildings, high activity | Smaller buildings, high activity | Smaller buildings, continuous activity |
Data center campuses offer significant advantages in traffic, wages, and tax revenue stability
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Frequently Asked Questions
We’ve heard the questions our neighbors are asking. Here are straightforward answers.
General
A data center is a secure facility that houses computer servers and networking equipment used to store and process digital information. These facilities support many services people rely on daily, including email, banking, healthcare systems, social media, streaming, and other online communications.
Impact
Utilities
Operations
A data center is a secure facility that houses computer servers and networking equipment used to store and process digital information. These facilities support many services people rely on daily, including email, banking, healthcare systems, social media, streaming, and other online communications.