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Latest data center news, projects, power and policy across Wyoming — updated daily.
Recent Wyoming data center news
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Rapid data center buildout can create site risks, property service CEO says
Facilities Dive reports that the rapid buildout of AI data centers is creating operational and site-management risks, according to Cerv Property Solutions CEO Kade Thomas. This is commentary and analysis based on recent industry data and expert quotes, not a new company announcement.
- CBRE said data center construction reached a record 7,481.1 MW in the first half of 2026, above the prior peak of 6,350 MW in 2024; Thomas said rushed builds are leaving facilities with site problems and inexperienced management.
- Allianz said the most frequent claim cause is water damage, and case studies show losses for external cooling-system damage and hot-works fire damage can each reach $50 million to $100 million; the article also cites concerns about rodents, dust, drainage, irrigation leaks, cooling-system monitoring, microbial control, and wastewater management.
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The Janus Five: 20+ Commercial Nuclear Microreactors, Starting in 2028
The U.S. Army has announced the Janus Program selections for more than 20 commercial nuclear microreactors across five military installations.
- The Army selected BWXT Advanced Technologies for Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Radiant Industries for Fort Benning, Georgia; General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems for Fort Hood, Texas; Antares Nuclear for Fort Bragg, North Carolina; and Westinghouse Government Services for Fort Drum, New York.
- The five vendors may draw on up to $2.2 billion in Army investment through fiscal year 2031 under fixed-price, milestone-based OTA agreements negotiated through DIU; first project service is targeted for September 2028.
- The article is a news report/commentary summarizing a first-time announcement and includes background on related Pentagon microreactor programs, including the Air Force’s ANPI and Project Pele.
- Several vendor-specific details are provided, including Radiant’s up to $750 million award for 15 Kaleidos units, and Antares’ combined book of around $1 billion across programs.
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In a Divided America, Left and Right Unite to Oppose Data Centers
The Associated Press reports on growing bipartisan opposition to rapid data center expansion in rural Nebraska and New Mexico, alongside support from some labor leaders and officials.
- In Cass County, Nebraska, officials approved a 12-month moratorium on data center development, which could affect Tenaska‘s plans to option 1,300-plus acres along Highway 75 and CyrusOne‘s control of nearly 400 acres outside Plattsmouth.
- In New Mexico, Oracle‘s Project Jupiter faces legal and water-supply opposition; Oracle says it will invest $50 million in water and wastewater systems in Doña Ana County, while the project is described as a $165 billion data center complex and is expected to generate $4.7 billion in taxes.
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Prometheus’ 1.5 GW Pecos Plan Tests Private Power
Prometheus Hyperscale has announced plans for a 1.5 GW data center campus in Reeves County, Texas, built around an islanded power system rather than an initial ERCOT grid connection.
- The campus is planned for Pecos / Reeves County, Texas with 1.5 GW IT load, a potential path to 2.5 GW installed generation, and an initial modular delivery target of 100 MW to 150 MW in 2027 if a tenant commitment is secured.
- The initial fuel concept uses pipeline natural gas with rich-burn reciprocating engines; after Istmo Energy’s co-located fractionation facility enters service in Q1 2028, Prometheus expects an 85% natural gas / 15% ethane baseline and separate methane pipeline connections for redundancy.
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Mesa Power Solutions Expands With $70 Million Wyoming Manufacturing Campus
Mesa Power Solutions has announced the opening of a new $70 million manufacturing and administrative campus in Evansville, Wyoming.
- The 220,000-square-foot facility at One Mesa Way consolidates 300 employees and expands capacity to produce natural gas power generation equipment for utilities, data centers, and other commercial and industrial customers.
- Mesa said that, combined with its San Antonio facility, it will be able to produce 3 GW to 4 GW annually; the company also expects the Wyoming investment to generate $200 million in economic impact for the state by 2030.
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Do We Really Need Mega Next-Gen Data Center Campuses?
The article explains why hyperscale data center campuses are becoming larger and more complex, offering analysis rather than announcing a new project.
- It cites Meta’s 3,650-acre Hyperion campus in Richland Parish, Louisiana and mentions a floated 40,000-acre Utah site for Kevin O’Leary’s Stratos concept, later reduced to 20,000 acres.
- Industry experts from JLL, Omdia, and Dell’Oro Group discuss multi-building campuses, 10-50 MW AI clusters, power and water planning, and the use of on-site generation, dedicated substations, and air-cooled chillers in cooler climates.
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New Data Center Developments: August 2026
This article is a curated monthly roundup of data center news, summarizing multiple announcements, reported deals, and policy actions across regions.
- It highlights several new project announcements and construction updates, including Meta’s 5 GW Hyperion expansion, OpenAI’s Project Camellia in Georgia, Iron Mountain’s 48 MW RCH-1 break ground, and Meta’s 1 GW Canadian campus in Alberta.
- It also covers policy and market developments such as New York’s permit pause for sites over 50 MW, Texas’s ERCOT queue audit, North Carolina’s tax change, Nebraska’s incentive block, plus large capital figures including €1.5 billion, $38.4 billion, $500 million, $400 million, and $10 billion across various projects.
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Mobilizing for Techno-Economic War, Part 6: From Free Trade Agreements to Strategic Techno-Economic Agreements
ITIF has published a policy report proposing Strategic Techno-Economic Agreements (STEAs) as a new framework for U.S.-led trade deals aimed at strengthening allied industries and constraining China.
- The report argues that the free trade era is over and calls for binding, reciprocal agreements with allies that include zero-for-zero tariffs, digital trade rules, defense production cooperation, investment screening, export-control alignment, and counter-IP theft measures.
- It also cites several recent or existing policy precedents and announcements, including USTR’s March 2026 Section 301 investigations, the U.S.-U.K. critical minerals MOU, and the Pax Silica initiative; the report itself is an original ITIF publication, not a news report of a single transaction.
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White House Expands Data Center Ratepayer Pledge as Congress Moves to Codify Protections
The White House expanded its voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge to 187 utilities, electric cooperatives, and data-center developers, while Congress advanced the bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act from committee 52-0.
- The White House said the pledge now covers 187 organizations plus 23 governors, and the coalition “protects” 263 million Americans; signatories commit to fund generation and grid upgrades for their data-center loads without shifting costs to other ratepayers.
- The House Energy and Commerce Committee advanced H.R. 9340 on July 21; the bill would require state regulators and nonregulated utilities to consider a large-load standard for sites with at least 100 MW peak demand and recover the full incremental cost of grid upgrades. New York’s Executive Order 62 separately put permits for 50 MW+ data centers on hold pending an environmental review.
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CleanSpark secures tenant with 20-year lease for data center in Sandersville, Georgia
CleanSpark has announced a 20-year lease for its Sandersville, Georgia data center with an unnamed global technology company, marking a monetization milestone for its digital infrastructure portfolio.
- The lease covers 175MW of IT capacity at the Georgia site and includes two five-year extension options; CleanSpark expects $6.6 billion in contracted revenue over the initial term.
- CleanSpark also signed a letter of intent covering its Texas portfolio of 718 acres and 885MW of secured and planned capacity, including the Sealy and Bazoria campuses; the company said the customer will deploy production-grade infrastructure for a range of computing workloads.