Google Bets $17 Billion on Wyoming Data Center With Carbon-Capture Power
Google is going to Wyoming. The company announced Thursday that it will build its first data center in the state, a $17 billion bet on Laramie County that pairs the campus with one of the largest carbon-capture power projects ever tied to a tech company. The Google Wyoming data center will sit near Cheyenne, built with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital. Google hasn’t said when the campus itself will open, but the power plant behind it has a date: AEP and its partners plan to start construction in 2026 and have it fully running by the end of 2028. ...