HB 3724 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Public utilities; defining terms; stating applicability to high-demand facilities with certain electricity requirements; emergency.

HB 3724 regulates large energy users by defining "high-demand facilities" as commercial, industrial, or institutional sites using 75 megawatts or more of electricity. The bill prohibits these facilities from receiving taxpayer-funded subsidies (like tax credits or grants) and requires them to fully cover all grid infrastructure costs and water usage impacts. It mandates water recycling, limits daily water withdrawals to 25% of a provider’s current rate, and bans construction by foreign entities or on agricultural land. Additionally, facilities must submit decommissioning plans and comply with local noise rules without exceptions.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Feb 2, 2026 Last action Feb 3, 2026

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended by the Policy Committee to lower the electric demand threshold for high-demand facilities from 75 megawatts to 50 megawatts, thereby expanding the regulations to cover more facilities. The amendment also reorganized the bill's structure to clearly label it as a proposed policy committee substitute and updated the page numbering and committee information.

Scope change

The bill now applies to facilities with a monthly minimum electric demand of 50 megawatts or greater (previously 75 megawatts), expanding the scope of facilities subject to the new restrictions.

ELIGIBILITY

The threshold for a facility to be classified as a 'high-demand facility' was lowered from 75 MW to 50 MW, meaning more facilities will be subject to the bill's restrictions.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'high-demand facility' was updated to reflect the new 50 MW threshold for both new facilities and existing facilities proposing expansions.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Introduced' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' with updated committee and date information.

The bill's page numbering was updated from Req. No. 14694 to Req. No. 16160 to reflect the new version.

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Committee

Feb 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Utilities

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Introduced

First Reading

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors