TULSA, OK—Tulsa is among the least expensive markets for developing and operating a 5-megawatt (MW) enterprise data center over a 10-year period, according to a recent study from CBRE Group, Inc. Tulsa' potential is a result of its increased tax incentives for enterprise data centers and its low power, facility construction, and land costs CBRE's report says.

The study modeled the cost of constructing, commissioning, and operating a 5 MW data center for 10 years across 30 U.S. markets, and categorized markets into three cost bands (low, moderate and high) according to analysis of specific cost components including tax incentives, power, construction, land and labor.

"Tulsa has seen success in the data center market because companies recognize the favorable financial, business and government climate we offer," said Dwayne Flynn, a vice president with CBRE in Tulsa. "Combine that with sound economic benefits like low cost of power, available land at competitive prices and a skilled workforce, and we are a very attractive market."