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Google Announces a Long-Term, $17 Billion Investment in Its First Wyoming Data Center

Google’s first Wyoming data center represents a $17 billion investment and will use fuel cells with carbon capture and storage, along with power from local gas generators, the company says. The company also outlined plans for local investme

AI.info Team · Written with AI · fact-checked · 2026-11-06

Google’s first Wyoming data center represents a $17 billion investment in the state. The company announced the project in partnership with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital, and says the investment is designed to deliver lasting benefits for Laramie County families and businesses.

Google recently hosted a community meeting in downtown Cheyenne, where it spoke to and met with more than 200 residents in Laramie County. The priorities raised included a holistic picture of the project’s economic benefits, more information on career and job-skilling opportunities, and the effects of data center growth on Cheyenne.

Google will pay for the power it uses

The company says it will pay for 100% of the power it uses and cover infrastructure needs directly driven by its growth. The project is contracted with AEP to feature a first-of-its-kind, commercial-scale, 702-megawatt fuel-cell development with carbon capture and storage (CCS), Google says, which it describes as the largest planned development of its kind to date.

The fuel cells will be made in America by Bloom Energy. The fuel cells convert natural gas into electricity through an electrochemical reaction and, Google says, will help minimize emissions and water use in producing energy for its data infrastructure. The CCS technology is intended to capture and permanently store underground a large majority of the project’s carbon emissions at Tallgrass’s nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. This project builds on Google’s first U.S. CCS project, announced last fall, and brings its contracted CCS capacity to nearly one gigawatt.

The project will also draw power from gas generators

In addition to the fuel-cell development, Google is sourcing power from gas generators operated by Tallgrass Energy and Black Hills Energy. It is also conducting a technical front-end engineering and design study to assess fitting Tallgrass’s combined-cycle turbines with CCS technology. The work is intended, Google says, to support efficient power for data centers, advance the commercial use of CCS and create ways to reduce emissions associated with natural gas generation.

The Wyoming data center will be air-cooled

The facility will use air cooling to minimize strain on local water resources, according to Google. The company says it is committed to using water responsibly and investing in local water replenishment efforts, consistent with its water stewardship commitments for local communities.

Cheyenne meeting priorities included economic benefits, jobs and data center growth

Google expects the project to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in local property taxes for Laramie County and School District 1. Its community investment plans will focus on K-12 education, workforce development and pathways to accelerate Wyoming’s economy. Through targeted grants, the company says it is partnering with local institutions that support STEM education, local entrepreneurs and skilled-trades training across the state. Google has already held a Community Day at the Cheyenne Children’s Museum.

Google and its partners are forming a Community Council to develop solutions to support Cheyenne during this phase of growth. The concern raised at the community meeting extended beyond Google’s own project to the broader effects of data center growth in the city, the company says. The council will bring together Google, Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, Related Digital, AEP and Bloom Energy.

Data centers support services including online banking, digital maps, hospitals and 911 systems, Google says. The company points to its 20-year track record of data center development and says it plans to work with Wyoming communities for decades.