# Grand River Dam Authority

Government · [Tulsa and Oklahoma ecosystem](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tulsa)

Also called: GRDA, Grand River Dam, G.R.D.A., Grand River Dam Authority Oklahoma

Oklahoma's largest public power utility, funded by its electricity and water [sales](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/revenue) rather than taxes. Created in 1935, it also manages the waters of the Grand and Illinois Rivers in northeast Oklahoma, and [economic development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization) is part of its stated mission.

**For example:** A [founder](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/founder) planning a [manufacturing](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech) site in northeast Oklahoma contacts GRDA's [economic development](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization) team about power supply.

Official site: <https://grda.com/>

## Connects to (3)

- [Hard tech](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hard-tech): Companies whose product rests on physical engineering or new science, such as machines, materials or devices.
- [Economic development organization](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/economic-development-organization): An organization whose job is to grow the economy of a city, region or state.
- [Data center](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/data-center): A building that houses the computers, storage and network equipment that run online services, along with the power and cooling they need.

## Sources

- <https://grda.com/>


Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/grda