Google plans $17 billion Wyoming data center with self-funded fuel-cell power

Google announced a $17 billion data center campus near Cheyenne, Wyoming, and said it will pay for all the power the site consumes. Most of that power is set to come from a 702-megawatt fuel-cell plant with carbon capture under a contract with American Electric Power, with Bloom Energy building the fuel cells. The campus is designed to be air-cooled to limit water use, and Google expects it to bring substantial property tax revenue to Laramie County. The move came shortly after local ballot measures in the midterm elections limited data center development in several places.

1. Announced campus near Cheyenne, Wyoming, valued at $17 billion.
2. Google says it will pay for 100% of the power the campus uses.
3. Most power to come from a 702-megawatt fuel-cell plant with carbon capture under an AEP contract.
4. Bloom Energy is named as the fuel-cell manufacturer.
5. Campus will be air-cooled; Google expects hundreds of millions of dollars in property taxes for Laramie County and its school district.
6. Announcement followed midterm-election votes that passed local limits on data centers.