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AI Data Centers: Who Pays the Price? | LIVE Panel from Tulsa, Oklahoma
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1:40:13Now PlayingAI data centers are coming to Oklahoma. Economist Clara Mattei moderates a live panel on what they cost in electricity, water, land, and public health.
Streaming live Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM CDT from the Historic Big 10 Ballroom in Tulsa's Greenwood district, a few miles from Project Anthem, the billion-dollar Meta data center under construction on the city's east side.
PANEL
Clara Mattei, economist at the University of Tulsa and author of The Capital Order (moderator)
Amanda Clinton, Oklahoma State Representative, District 71
Brad Carson, President of Americans for Responsible Innovation, former U.S. Congressman and University of Tulsa president
Edward Ongweso Jr., technology journalist and Sr. Researcher at Security in Context
Cheyenna Morgan, Coalitional Coordinator of Stop Data Colonialism (featured guest)
Kyle Schmidt, President of the Protect Sand Springs Alliance in Oklahoma
Data centers draw enormous amounts of electricity and water, and communities from Tulsa to Santiago to Dublin are asking the same questions: who was consulted, who profits, and who pays the utility bill. Oklahoma's Data Center Consumer Ratepayer Protection Act took effect July 1, 2026, and the rules are being written right now at the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
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Los Angeles 3:00 PM PDT
Tulsa 5:00 PM CDT
New York 6:00 PM EDT
London 11:00 PM BST
Berlin, Paris, Rome 12:00 AM CEST (Aug 3)
Hong Kong 6:00 AM HKT (Aug 3)
Sydney 8:00 AM AEST (Aug 3)
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