Google is making one of its biggest U.S. infrastructure bets yet, committing an additional $9 billion to Oklahoma over the next two years to fund a new data centre campus in Stillwater.
The tech giant also plans to expand its existing facility in Pryor, both aimed at strengthening the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud capacity.
The announcement was made in Pryor by Ruth Porat, president and chief investment officer of Google and its parent company Alphabet, alongside state and local officials.
Porat described the move as a deeper commitment to the state where Google has operated for nearly two decades. “Google is helping to power a new era of American innovation with our investments in Oklahoma,” she said, noting that the Mayes County facility is the company’s second-largest in the world.
Since opening the Pryor site in 2011, Google has invested $4.4 billion into Oklahoma operations. The new spending package is part of Alphabet’s aggressive capital expenditure strategy, which was raised in July to $85 billion for 2025, up from $75 billion.
About two-thirds of that is allocated to AI-focused servers, while the remainder will cover data centres, networking equipment, and related infrastructure.
The company is pairing its physical expansion with skills development programmes. It has partnered with the electrical training ALLIANCE (etA) to prepare more than 160 apprentices and upskill existing electrical workers in Oklahoma by 2030.
Google will also provide AI tools and training for one year to all college students in the state and has entered into partnerships with the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State University to equip students with AI and job-readiness skills.
Energy demand for the expanded operations will be substantial. To meet this, Google has secured more than 700 megawatts of solar power capacity from Leeward Energy. Additionally, it is investing $1.5 million in a regenerative agriculture initiative with Indigo Ag, expected to replenish 200 million gallons of water annually over the next seven years.
This investment wave comes as U.S. firms are working to expand AI and cloud infrastructure to meet surging demand and counter the rapid progress of Chinese companies such as DeepSeek and Zhipu in AI model performance and chip design.
Google’s proprietary Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) are a key element of its strategy, offering an advantage over Nvidia’s GPUs and reducing reliance on external suppliers.
Beyond Oklahoma, Google recently committed $37 million AI investment in Africa and $1 billion to AI education for U.S. universities and non-profits, with more than 100 institutions already participating.
Similar initiatives have been announced by OpenAI, Anthropic, Amazon, and Microsoft as part of their goal to ensure the U.S. maintains a strong AI talent pipeline.
