Latest News About Springfield eyes data center pause

Springfield’s City Council is set to look at a proposal to hit that brakes on fresh data center construction. Nearby Broken Arrow already put in a six-month freeze on new applications last month, starting June 16, 2026. Both towns point to grid and planning worries as the reason for the delay. In Springfield, that means longer permit reviews for anyone eyeing a data center build. Developers now have to wait until that council makes its next move.