Google's planned $17 billion Wyoming data center will use a site Crusoe transferred after pre-development work, connecting the tech company's first project in the state to an earlier power plan.
Crusoe said Friday that Google acquired the southeast Wyoming site. Google announced Thursday that it plans a long-term $17 billion investment to build its first data center in the state. The figure describes Google's Wyoming investment, not the site's purchase price. Reuters reported that the acquisition's financial terms were not disclosed.
Crusoe said it chose the location, worked through government approvals and shaped a power plan with Tallgrass Energy. Chase Lochmiller, Crusoe co-founder and CEO, said the firm's pre-construction work moved the project closer to being built.
Google named Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital as partners. Google said a planned 702-megawatt fuel-cell project with carbon capture and storage is part of its contract with AEP. It also expects to draw electricity from natural gas generators operated by Tallgrass and Black Hills Energy.
The announcements describe projects at different scales. In 2025, Crusoe and Tallgrass set out plans for a southeast Wyoming campus initially described at 1.8 gigawatts and capable of reaching 10 gigawatts. Google's announcement specifies the fuel-cell project but does not state a total capacity for the data center. In June 2026, Black Hills Energy described a proposed 1.8-gigawatt Cheyenne data center project moving ahead without Crusoe as development partner, with service targeted for early 2028. The utility did not name its prospective customer.
Google said the facility will use air cooling to reduce pressure on local water resources. The company said it will pay for all the power it uses and cover infrastructure costs attributable to its expansion. It projects property-tax revenue for Laramie County and School District 1 will reach hundreds of millions of dollars, though it gave no time horizon.
Residents asked Google about local jobs, economic benefits and wider effects of data center growth on Cheyenne, the company said. Google and its partners are forming a Community Council.
