Operating and Planned Data Centers in Wyoming
According to datacentermap.com, there are 21 data centers listed in Wyoming. While their number is different from Google AI response below, their map is interactive and handy.
Info gleaned from Google AI on Feb 6, 2026:
Wyoming currently has approximately 27 data centers operated by 14 different providers:
Key Locations & Hubs
- Cheyenne: The primary hub, hosting 21 facilities. It is ranked as the 20th largest data center market in the United States.
- Casper: Home to 2 facilities.
- Other Locations: Smaller clusters or individual sites exist in Evanston and Afton.
Providers
As of 2026, the Wyoming data center market consists of 27 facilities operated by 14 providers. These providers range from global hyperscalers and AI infrastructure firms to regional colocation and telecommunications specialists.
Primary Hyperscale & AI Providers
- Microsoft Azure: The dominant provider in the state with 11 sites. Key Cheyenne campuses include the North Range Business Park (its largest at 200 MW), Bison Business Park, and Cheyenne Business Parkway.
- Meta (Facebook): Operates a major 715,000-square-foot campus in Cheyenne‘s High Plains Business Park.
- Crusoe (Crusoe Energy Systems): An AI infrastructure leader developing the “Project Jade” campus in partnership with Tallgrass Energy in Cheyenne, currently approved for up to 7 gigawatts.
- CoreWeave: A specialized AI cloud provider that serves as the anchor tenant for a new $1.2 billion campus in the Cheyenne Business Parkway.
- Prometheus Hyperscale: Developing large-scale projects in Evanston (flagship 1.2 GW campus) and Casper.
Colocation & Managed Service Providers
- Lunavi (formerly Green House Data): A major regional player with a 100% wind-powered facility in Cheyenne that provides cloud hosting and colocation.
- 1547 Critical Systems Realty: Owns the CHWY1 Cheyenne Data Center in a joint venture with Harrison Street Real Estate Capital.
- Mountain West Technology Networks: Operates facilities in both Cheyenne and Casper (Data Center of the Rockies).
- Cogent Communications: Operates a facility in Cheyenne.
- Visionary Broadband: Provides data center services through its NOC in Gillette.
Specialized & Infrastructure Providers
- Tallgrass Energy: Primarily a provider of energy infrastructure and CO2 sequestration for data centers, such as Project Jade.
- CleanSpark: A Bitcoin mining and sustainable energy firm that acquired two major sites in Cheyenne from MineOne Wyoming Data Center LLC.
- Related Digital: A developer and investment platform currently building a 302 MW campus in Cheyenne.
- NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research): Operates the Wyoming Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne
Wyoming outpaces 45 other states in data center investment per capita, with 2.55 data centers per 100,000 residents. This growth is driven by:
- Energy Infrastructure: Proactive power contracts, such as the Large Power Contract Service (LPCS) by Black Hills Energy, allow for massive power loads without impacting residential utility rates.
- Connectivity: Major transcontinental fiber optic lines run along the I-80 corridor, providing the necessary high-speed data transmission loops.
How much power do existing data centers in Wyoming use?
Existing data centers in Wyoming use approximately 1.86 million megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity annually, accounting for roughly 11.26% of the state’s total electricity consumption.
While current usage is significant, the power landscape is rapidly shifting due to a wave of newly approved and massive “hyperscale” projects:
- Aug 21, 2025, Data Center Boom Threatens to Overload Wyoming’s Power System
- Aug 25, 2025, An Enormous Data Center In Wyoming Will Consume 5x More Power Than The State’s People. The Owner Remains A Mystery (later revealed to be Meta (Facebook)
Current vs. Future Power Demand
Current Usage: Existing facilities (including Microsoft and Meta sites) draw a fraction of what is planned. Wyoming’s total state power demand for all residential, commercial, and industrial sectors combined is approximately 17.3 TWh [as of Feb 2026].
Upcoming Demand: A collective 5.8 to 12.8 gigawatts (GW) of new data center processing power has already been announced [as of Feb 2026].
To calculate the percentage increase in demand when adding 12.8 Gigawatts (GW) to an existing 17.3 Terawatt Hours (TWh) aggregate demand, follow these steps:
Step 1: Convert TWh to GW
First, find out how much the existing demand is in Gigawatts over a given timeframe. Usually, the demand is considered over a year (8,760 hours in a year).
1 TWh = 1,000 GW for 1 hour, and over a year, it’s:
17.3TWh=8,760hours17.3TWh ≈1.977GW
Step 2: Calculate New Demand
Now, add the additional demand in GW:
New Demand=Existing Demand+Additional Demand=1.977GW+12.8GW=14.777GW
Step 3: Calculate Percentage Increase
Next, find the percentage increase in demand:
Percentage Increase=(Existing DemandNew Demand−Existing Demand )×100
Substituting in the numbers:
Percentage Increase=(1.97714.777−1.977 )×100≈(1.97712.8 )×100≈647.33%
Thus, the percentage increase in demand would be approximately 647.33%.
Project Jade: This single upcoming AI campus is approved for up to 2.7 GW of mostly self-generated power—nearly triple the entire state’s current power demand. (Crusoe/Tallgrass south of Cheyenne is often compared to the scale of “10 nuclear plants,” its first phase is currently permitted for natural gas generation with potential future pathways for renewables and carbon sequestration.)
Power Management Strategies
Because the projected demand is so high, many new developers are planning to generate their own power rather than drawing from the public grid:
On-site Generation: Projects like those from Crusoe and Tallgrass plan to use dedicated natural gas turbines and renewable sources to avoid overwhelming local utilities.
“Islanding”: Companies like Prometheus Hyperscale (in Casper) intend to operate “behind the meter” or in an “island” mode, tapping into natural gas pipelines directly to power fuel cells. Prometheus Hyperscale in Evanston plans to use Oklo nuclear power.
Ratepayer Protection: Wyoming law requires that large power loads do not negatively impact residential utility rates, often through specialized Large Power Contract Service (LPCS) agreements.
What kind of data is stored in data centers?
Data centers are the physical “homes” for almost everything you do online. The type of data they store varies based on who owns the facility and what service they provide:
- Personal & Consumer Data. This is the data you interact with daily through your devices:
- Cloud Storage: Photos, videos, and documents stored on Google Drive, iCloud, or Dropbox.
- Streaming Content: The entire libraries of Netflix, Spotify, and YouTube.
- Social Media: Your posts, messages, likes, and “social graphs” on platforms like Meta (Facebook/Instagram) or X.
- Corporate & Enterprise Data. Businesses use data centers to run their internal operations:
- Customer Records: Databases containing names, addresses, and purchase histories (CRM systems like Salesforce).
- Financial Records: Banking transactions, payroll, and tax information.
- Intellectual Property: Proprietary software code, product designs, and research data.
- AI & Specialized Computing. With the rise of “Hyperscale” facilities in Wyoming, centers are increasingly dedicated to:
- Large Language Models (LLMs): Massive datasets used to train AI like ChatGPT or Claude.
- Scientific Research: Climate modeling, genomic sequencing, and pharmaceutical simulations.
- Blockchain: Distributed ledgers for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.
- Government & Critical Infrastructure
- Public Records: Tax filings, social security data, and census information.
- National Security: Encrypted communication and intelligence data stored by agencies like the NSA.
- Healthcare: Electronic Health Records (EHR) containing patient histories and lab results.
- Metadata. Almost every facility stores “data about data”—logs of when you logged in, your IP address, how long you spent on a page, and device identifiers used for targeted advertising.