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Oklahoma's public power agency, closed-door decisions and a fight over recording public meetings.

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Latest in this investigation · Mar 9, 2026

GRDA Officials Cancel Customer Meeting When Journalist Starts Recording

Grand River Dam Authority abruptly cancels a customer meeting when a reporter shows up to document discussions about cutting cities out of data center deals. Officials made frantic phone calls and fled the room rather than answer questions about their operations.

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Mission

Mission #42: Counsel Steve Wyer Litigating at GRDA, OK – Filed Legal Action to Ban a Camera From a Public Meeting

The Grand River Dam Authority has spent years blocking cameras, demanding IDs, and now filing a protective order against a correspondent. Their own attorney may have authorized every unconstitutional step.

Feb 11, 2026 · 5 min read

Mission

Mission #41: CEO Dan Sullivan Sued at GRDA, OK – Wages Legal War to Keep Backroom Power Deals Secret

The Grand River Dam Authority blocked cameras, demanded IDs at public meetings, and sued a journalist. Now, in Operation POWER PLAY, they're facing a countersuit and a reckoning.

Feb 10, 2026 · 6 min read

Like & Subscribe: Don't Miss Our New GRDA Videos! #shorts

Enjoyed the video? Hit like and subscribe! We're posting the first two GRDA videos here. Thanks for watching, see you next time! #LikeAndSubscribe #GRDAVideos #SeeYouNextTime

Jan 18, 2026

Oklahoma Power Bills: GRDA Data Center Deals Exposed! #shorts

Gorilla Audits investigates the Grand River Dam Authority's deals with data centers. Could these agreements lead to dramatically increased power bills for Oklahoma residents? We film the meeting to get the inside story. #Oklahoma #PowerBills #DataCenters #GRDA #GorillaAudits

Jan 18, 2026

GRDA Meeting Lawsuit: Rights Violated, Again! #shorts

GRDA tries to ID attendees, violates rights, and bans filming! Watch as we serve a lawsuit for their actions and they respond with another one. Buckle up! #GRDA #PublicMeeting #Lawsuit #FourthAmendment #Transparency

Jan 17, 2026

Civil Rights

GRDA Officials Demand IDs Again After Being Served Federal Lawsuit

Grand River Dam Authority officials violated Fourth Amendment rights for the second time, demanding ID for public meeting access despite being served a federal lawsuit that morning. The same violations they were being sued for, they repeated on camera.

Jan 16, 2026 · 2 min read

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