Data centers in Wyoming

7 data centers and projects on our map in Wyoming, including 5 projects we track in detail. Each one links to its source. Below: where they are by county, the projects in the news, and the latest reporting from both sides.

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See Wyoming on the map. Existing facilities come from OpenStreetMap, a community-maintained public map that is incomplete; proposed, under construction and blocked projects are tracked one by one from news, filings and official records.

Projects in the news

Proposed Conditional use permit approved unanimously by county commissioners, June 2026

Prometheus Hyperscale Evanston Campus

Evanston, Uinta County · Operator: Prometheus Hyperscale

1250 MW

A 506 acre campus on ranchland in southwest Wyoming that would start at 1.25 gigawatts with potential to expand to 5 gigawatts, phased over four to five years. The developer plans to generate its own power by running pipeline natural gas through fuel cells, and the permit carries 15 conditions including responsibility for maintaining two county roads.

Issues raised: power, water, zoning, jobs, transmission

Source: KPCW, 2026-06-19 · On the map

Proposed 1 MW first phase near completion; up to $66 billion expansion disclosed to county October 2026

Aethel Energy Lost Cabin Data Center Campus

Lost Cabin, Fremont · Operator: Aethel Energy

500 MW · $66 billion · announced 2026-10-08

Aethel Energy is finishing a 1 megawatt first phase near Lost Cabin and told Fremont County commissioners the site could grow into a multi phase campus running on about 500 megawatts of on site natural gas generation. Fremont County has no zoning code, so review would fall to Wyoming state agencies.

Issues raised: power, air-pollution, zoning, opposition

Source: Cowboy State Daily, 2026-10-08 · On the map

Proposed annexed and rezoned to business park on third reading September 28, 2026

Cox Ranch Data Center Site

Cheyenne, Laramie County · Operator: SkyBox Data Centers and ViaWest Group

announced 2026-09-28

Cheyenne annexed 1,260 acres west of Roundtop Road and rezoned the land from agricultural to business park to allow SkyBox Data Centers and ViaWest Group to pursue a data center campus. A site plan and utility service agreement are still required.

Issues raised: water, noise, opposition, transmission

Source: Cowboy State Daily, 2026-09-29 · On the map

Proposed Annexation and rezoning advanced on second reading October 1, 2026, final vote scheduled October 12

Orchard Hills Data Center

Cheyenne, Laramie · Operator: Trammell Crow Company

announced 2026-10-01

The Cheyenne City Council voted on October 1 to advance annexation and light industrial rezoning of 162 acres west of South Greeley Highway for a Trammell Crow Company data center next to an existing Meta campus. Only two council members voted against the proposal, and the vote overrode a unanimous planning commission denial.

Issues raised: zoning, opposition, character

Source: Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 2026-10-01 · On the map

Under construction Approved by county commissioners January 2026, first buildings targeted 2027

Project Jade and Cheyenne Power Hub

Cheyenne, Laramie County · Operator: Tallgrass Energy, originally with Crusoe

1800 MW · announced 2025-06

A data center campus south of Cheyenne paired with a dedicated gas fired power plant, approved by Laramie County commissioners in January 2026. Its projected load would exceed current statewide electricity use, which has made grid impact, residential rates and water supply the central local questions.

Issues raised: power, water, transmission, zoning, opposition

Source: Data Center Dynamics, 2026-01 · On the map

By county

Laramie County 2 on the map
Project Jade and Cheyenne Power Hub, Cox Ranch Data Center Site
Fremont 1 on the map
Aethel Energy Lost Cabin Data Center Campus
Laramie 1 on the map
Orchard Hills Data Center
Uinta County 1 on the map
Prometheus Hyperscale Evanston Campus

Latest news from Wyoming

Cited by both sides local October 8, 2026

Fremont County, Wyoming learns of $66 billion data center plan with no zoning authority

Aethel Energy is finishing a 1 megawatt data center near Lost Cabin and told Fremont County commissioners it could expand on the same ground into a roughly $66 billion campus powered by about 500 megawatts of on site natural gas generation. The county has no zoning code, so commissioners said they have no formal role in reviewing the larger project and learned about the plan from a courtesy notice. State permits through Wyoming's Department of Environmental Quality and Industrial Siting Council would govern the project.

Cowboy State Daily Siting, zoning and standards Air quality and on-site power Local opposition and consent

Check it: Only a 1 MW first phase is actually under construction; the $66 billion figure is a company plan, not a committed investment or an approved project.

Supports the case for company October 6, 2026

Black Hills Corp signs definitive agreements to serve Google's planned Cheyenne, Wyoming data center with roughly 2.7 GW of new resources

Black Hills Corp said it has signed definitive agreements with Google covering about 2.7 GW of total resource mix for a planned data center campus in Cheyenne, including roughly 1.8 billion dollars of utility invested natural gas generation and a Google funded private microgrid. The utility says structure is designed so Google covers project costs through dedicated tariffs. The deal still requires regulatory approvals in Wyoming.

Black Hills Corp investor relations Who pays for the grid buildout Who holds the risk How much electricity data centers use

Check it: Whether other Black Hills customers end up subsidizing any portion of the 1.8 billion dollars depends on the final tariff language approved by the Wyoming PSC; promises in the announcement are not the same as the final order.

Supports the case for local October 1, 2026

Cheyenne council advances Orchard Hills data center on second reading over planning commission denial

The Cheyenne City Council on October 1 advanced annexation and rezoning for the 162 acre Orchard Hills data center project proposed by Dallas based Trammell Crow Company, adjacent to an existing Meta campus. The council overrode a unanimous planning commission denial, with only two members voting no. A final vote is scheduled for October 12.

Wyoming Tribune Eagle Siting, zoning and standards Local opposition and consent Jobs

Check it: The council vote was a second reading, so the project is not yet finally approved, and residents objected that the elected board was overruling the planning commission.

Supports the case for local September 29, 2026

Cheyenne city council approves 1,260 acre Cox Ranch annexation and rezoning for data center

The Cheyenne City Council voted 8 to 2 on third and final reading to annex the 1,260 acre Cox Ranch property west of Roundtop Road and rezone it from agricultural to business park, clearing SkyBox Data Centers and ViaWest Group to proceed with a data center. Residents raised objections about noise, lighting, water, wildlife, and traffic. Cheyenne already has ten operating, five under construction, and nine in development data centers.

Cowboy State Daily Local opposition and consent Siting, zoning and standards Water use

Check it: Rezoning does not finalize a data center design; a site plan, utility service agreement, and water allocation will set the project's actual footprint.

Weighing it up

For the arguments behind these fights, see the case for data centers, the case against, and the questions people ask, each answered from both sides.