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Technology giant Google announced plans to build its first data center in Wyoming, representing a long-term $17 billion commitment aimed at expanding its digital infrastructure while supporting local energy, economic, and community development.
The facility, located in Laramie County near Cheyenne, will feature an innovative energy framework developed in partnership with American Electric Power, Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, Related Digital, and Bloom Energy.
At the heart of the project is a commercial-scale, 702-megawatt fuel cell system with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Built by US-based Bloom Energy, the natural gas-powered solid oxide fuel cells generate electricity electrochemically, delivering high efficiency with low emissions and minimal water use.
Captured carbon will be permanently sequestered at Tallgrass Energy’s nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub, bringing Google’s contracted CCS capacity to nearly one gigawatt. Additionally, the complex will utilize an air-cooling design rather than water cooling to protect local municipal water supplies.
Google stressed its commitment to local integration after gathering feedback from more than 200 Laramie County residents at a recent town hall in Cheyenne. Company representatives confirmed that Google will pay for all of its power use and fund any infrastructure upgrades the project’s expansion requires.
The development is projected to deliver hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue to Laramie County and School District 1.
Alongside municipal revenues, Google plans to issue targeted grants to support local K-12 science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs, entrepreneurial initiatives, and skilled trades training across the state.
To address broader local concerns regarding infrastructure pressures, Google and its project partners are establishing a joint Community Council to collaborate directly with Cheyenne residents and municipal leaders on growth strategies.
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