Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Oklahoma
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Oklahoma
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Canadian County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Canadian County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Muskogee County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Canadian County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Cleveland County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Canadian County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Oklahoma County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.7 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Rogers County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Tulsa County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.5 |
How does Oklahoma compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 379 sites, Oklahoma ranks 14th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Oklahoma averages 52.8, the 35th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.3 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Oklahoma?
The top 25 range from 55.5 to 53.5 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Tulsa County (12), Oklahoma County (6) and Canadian County (4). By grid region, 25 are in SPP.
County pages: Tulsa County · Oklahoma County · Canadian County · Muskogee County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 14 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 16 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. None of the 1 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Oklahoma?
GridCensus catalogs 379 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Oklahoma, 1% of the national total for this type (14th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Oklahoma?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in Oklahoma County ranks first at 55.5/100, followed by Mine Site in Oklahoma County at 55.5.
Which Oklahoma counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Oklahoma are concentrated in Tulsa County (12), Oklahoma County (6) and Canadian County (4).
How does Oklahoma score for datacenters overall?
All 3,723 scored sites in Oklahoma average 52.8/100 DC Readiness, the 35th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Oklahoma
- All datacenter sites in Oklahoma· 3,723 sites
- Former Mine datacenter sites nationwide· 26,205 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Oklahoma· 1,344 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Oklahoma· 991 sites
- Industrial sites in Oklahoma· 638 sites
- Greenfield sites in Oklahoma· 366 sites
- Brownfield sites in Oklahoma· 5 sites
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Oklahoma”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/oklahoma (data as of November 12, 2026).
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