Google is set to invest $17bn to construct its first data centre in Wyoming, proceeding with a major AI infrastructure development despite mounting political opposition to data centre growth after the midterm elections in the US.
The technology company is collaborating on the project with American Electric Power (AEP), Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, and Related Digital.
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Google confirmed that it will fund all electricity consumed by the site and cover any public utility infrastructure requirements directly created by the facility.
Under a contract with AEP, the data centre will use a 702MW natural gas fuel cell installation equipped with carbon capture and storage (CCS), representing the largest planned development of its type to date.
US manufacturer Bloom Energy will supply the fuel cells, which generate power via an electrochemical process designed to curb emissions and water use.
Tallgrass Energy will transport and store the majority of captured carbon underground at its nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. The arrangement lifts Google’s total contracted CCS capacity to nearly 1GW.
Google will also draw electricity from gas-fired generators operated by Black Hills Energy and Tallgrass Energy.
The partners are performing a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study to assess retrofitting Tallgrass Energy’s combined-cycle turbines with CCS equipment.
To limit pressure on local water supplies, the facility will use an air-cooling system alongside local water replenishment programmes.
The data centre is projected to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes for Laramie County and School District 1.
Following an engagement meeting with over 200 residents in downtown Cheyenne, Google, AEP, Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, Related Digital, and Bloom Energy are forming a Community Council to address local concerns regarding data centre expansion.
Prior to this, Google announced a $15bn capital programme to develop data centre campuses in Malaysia between 2027 and 2028, targeting sites across Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.
