Cheyenne official, resident discuss pros and cons of recent data center boom
In Cheyenne, Laramie County (WY), Cheyenne City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Cheyenne official, resident discuss pros and cons of recent data center boom
Cheyenne City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:23 Cheyenne City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Cheyenne, WY address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
"capital city as a premier destination for data centers, residents are beginning to fight back citing concerns with water usage, property values, electricity rates and much more. But those in the community who advocate for data center development are pushing back [music] on those opinions. This week I spoke with Cheyenne LEADS CEO Betsey Hale as well as Cheyenne resident XC Brown. As head of Cheyenne's leading economic development organization, Hale is one of many residents who says she thinks data centers have more of a"
- Clip 2 · 0:54 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Cheyenne, WY weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"So first Betsey, I just wanted to ask you how many data centers do we have in Cheyenne currently and how many are proposed or under construction? So it's important to differentiate what a data center is versus a data hall versus a data center campus. So right now we have 12 operating data centers and that's not just Microsoft, that's companies like EchoStar and Lunavi which was formerly"
- Clip 3 · 1:26 Cheyenne City Council Member Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Cheyenne City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"when we talk about how many data centers are operating because a lot of people seem to think that they're all Microsoft or Meta. The Meta campus isn't actually operational yet but it should be later this year and we have five under construction. So also want to point out that a data hall, so let's say your listeners go over to Christensen Road and they go across the overpass over the railroad tracks and off to the left they"
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