Google announces first Wyoming data center with a $17 billion investment
On November 5, Google said it will build its first Wyoming data center with a long-term $17 billion investment, partnering with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, AEP, and Related Digital. The plan includes a commercial-scale ~702 MW fuel-cell project with carbon capture and storage, and an air-cooled data center to cut local water use. My take: AI capacity growth is no longer just ‘build a hall of servers’—it is power, water, and whether the neighbors buy the story. When companies plan AI projects, put electricity and community risk in the budget, not only GPU line items.