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Google to Invest $9 Billion in Oklahoma Data Centers for AI and Cloud Expansion

It builds on Google’s boosted 2025 capex plan to address surging AI demand in the United States

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Overview

  • Google will allocate $9 billion over two years to construct a data center campus in Stillwater and expand its Pryor facility
  • Part of the funding is included in Google’s 2025 capital expenditure plan, which was raised to roughly $85 billion
  • The company has committed $1 billion to an AI education and workforce development program that includes more than 100 universities, such as Texas A&M and the University of North Carolina
  • Through a partnership with the Electrical Training ALLIANCE, Google aims to increase Oklahoma’s electrical workforce pipeline by 135 percent
  • The Oklahoma expansion follows a wider U.S. onshoring push among major tech firms to secure domestic AI and cloud infrastructure