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. 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 City 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.
County Regulations
County Regulations
The project will abide by a specific set of conditions before, during, and after construction. Those rules are written to protect nearby residents and sensitive areas while still allowing carefully planned projects that benefit the community.
Specialty Use Permit: Protections in Writing
- Big buffers and setbacks (50 – 100 feet) between data centers, homes, parks, and nature areas.
- Strict limits on noise at the property line and required sound studies.
- Landscaping buffers (30 – 50 feet) with security fencing, trees, and shrubs.
- Generator testing limited to weekdays between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except for emergencies.
- Required open space, landscaping, and wildlife-friendly design.
- Appearance standards that require at least 70% of exterior walls must use masonry, brick, metal, or similar quality finishes.
- Fully shielded, dark-sky compliant fixtures are required. All outdoor lighting must be aimed away from streets and neighboring properties.
Infrastructure and Site Development Agreement
In addition to the SUP, we have entered into 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.
Have questions about the project? We’d love to hear from you.
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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, stronger school and county revenues, and modern infrastructure, while keeping day-to-day impacts low for nearby residents.
Data centers are part of everyday life, even if you never see them. They quietly power the apps, services, and systems your family already uses, and they become even more important for essential services like hospitals and emergency response.
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.
- 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.
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
A core promise of this project is that it operates quietly in the background. The County’s rules and the site design are both aimed at making the data center a low-sound, low-profile neighbor.
What the rules require
- Near homes, parks, and key natural areas, the facility is not allowed to increase noise above 65 dBA at the property line.
- Generator testing: Backup generator testing is limited to Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No weekend noise from routine testing.
- 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.
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.