Google announces first Wyoming data center and $17 billion investment

Google has announced its first data center in Wyoming and a $17 billion long-term investment in the state.

• The project is partnered with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, AEP, and Related Digital, and includes a 702 MW fuel cell development with carbon capture and storage (CCS), contracted with AEP and planned with Bloom Energy-made fuel cells.
• Google says it will pay for 100% of the power it uses, the data center will be air-cooled, and CCS will be tied to Tallgrass’s Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub; the post also says Google recently held a community meeting in downtown Cheyenne with more than 200 residents and expects hundreds of millions of dollars in local property taxes.