Google Confirms It's Behind Tulsa County's Project Clydesdale Data Center
Google has publicly confirmed it is the company behind Project Clydesdale, the 506-acre data center campus under construction near Owasso in Tulsa County, OK Energy Today reports.
Ground broke on the project in October 2025 under contractor Beale Infrastructure, but the end user remained unnamed until this week. Google now says the site will join its global data center network.
Market Impact
“This project is far more than an infrastructure investment; it is a long-term commitment to Tulsa County’s future,” Trystine Payfer, Google’s public affairs manager for Oklahoma, told KTUL in Tulsa. Google also released a promotional video highlighting its Tulsa operations.
The Owasso project adds to an existing Oklahoma footprint that includes a major data center in Pryor and another under construction in Stillwater. Google says it has invested more than $15 billion in the state since 2011, and more than $2 million specifically in the Tulsa area over the past two years.
Stacy Smith, vice president of business development at the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce, said the project’s labor impact goes well beyond the facility’s permanent staff. “This isn’t just a 100, 200 direct jobs. This is an ecosystem of activity and additional jobs that’s going to follow,” Smith said, noting that construction, electrical work and other trades are already benefiting.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- Electrical contractors and E&I crews should expect continued demand at the Owasso site as Project Clydesdale moves from civil groundwork into power and systems buildout, following the pattern set at Google’s Pryor facility.
- Civil and mechanical subcontractors working with general contractor Beale Infrastructure should monitor subcontract package releases tied to the 506-acre Tulsa County campus, since Google has confirmed the project is a long-term, ongoing build rather than a one-phase installation.
- Firms with a presence in Pryor or Stillwater, where Google already operates or is building, may find it easier to bid on Owasso-area work given the company’s stated pattern of repeat investment across multiple Oklahoma sites.
- Local trades and suppliers in the Tulsa region should reach out to the Tulsa Regional Chamber of Commerce, which is actively tracking ecosystem-level job growth tied to the project, according to Stacy Smith’s comments to OK Energy Today.
