Prometheus is asking commissioners to bypass the state industrial siting review to speed up build time
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Wyoming Public Media (opens in a new tab).
Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center
Natrona County, WYDeveloper: Prometheus HyperscaleCensus GEOID 56025
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Buildings, Water
Prometheus Hyperscale proposed a 940 acre, gigawatt scale data center campus in Natrona County, Wyoming, requesting the county bypass state environmental review amid divided commissioner opinion. It is waiting on permits, as reported September 2, 2026.
How much water it would use and who would use it have not been disclosed.
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- This record: Proposed, ringed
- data center
- Dashed edge: the exact site is not in the public record
- Smaller pins: 9 other published records in Wyoming
Details
- this record's location, ringed
- parcel outline, from the county parcel record
- city limits, U.S. Census Bureau, on a town level record
- county boundary
The other pins are the published projects in the same state, each in its stage color. The imagery beneath is the USGS national orthoimagery, public domain, shown so the land around the site can be read.
How to read this page. Every fact links to the source it rests on; a number in brackets is its place in the source list. A figure no source gives reads Not disclosed, and nothing is estimated. Where sources give different figures, each is shown with who gave it, and another source's figure never stands in for the record's own. Entries are added and never overwritten; corrections are listed under What happened.
What is known
Each figure as its source gave it. The number in brackets is its place in the source list.
- Power it would draw
- 1.25 GW third party estimate About 0.12 times New York City's summer peak demand in 2024.
- [11] wyomingnews.com
- Who leads it
- Prometheus Hyperscale as stated by the source
- Where its power comes from
- on-site natural gas engines and turbines from Black Hills Energy as stated by the source
- [4] cowboystatedaily.com
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Land, Buildings, Water, Who would use it, Jobs once it runs, Tax each year
The math behind the comparison
- Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center, capacity: 1,250 MW.
- New York City (NYISO Zone J) summer peak demand, actual, 2024: 10,245 MW (2024).
- 1,250 ÷ 10,245 = 0.12 (MW over MW).
Sources:
- WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab)
- NYISO, 2025 Load and Capacity Data Report (Gold Book) (opens in a new tab), Table I-4a, Baseline Summer Non-Coincident Peak Demand, Historical and Forecast, page 26, Zone J, 2024 row (2024)
A comparison is arithmetic on two published rows and is never a new fact (how comparisons are made).
Every field, with who said it and when (Researcher view)
Impact figures
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| How much power it needs | 1.25 GW | third party estimate | [11] wyomingnews.com (opens in a new tab) | October 6, 2026 |
| How much water it would use | ||||
| How loud it would be | ||||
| Jobs once it runs | ||||
| Tax it would pay each year |
The record's fields
| Field | Value | Who says so | Source | Last verified |
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| Who is building it | Prometheus Hyperscale | as stated by the source | October 6, 2026 | |
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| How much land | ||||
| Buildings | ||||
| Where its power comes from | on-site natural gas engines and turbines from Black Hills Energy | as stated by the source | [4] cowboystatedaily.com (opens in a new tab) | October 6, 2026 |
| Grid connection | ||||
| How it is cooled |
How much power it needs, also reported: 1.5 GW, 2026 (Oil City News (opens in a new tab): Campus capacity is 1.5 gigawatts) .
Jobs once it runs, also reported: 3,000 jobs, 2026 (Cowboy State Daily (opens in a new tab): Project would provide 3,000 construction jobs and 150 permanent operations jobs, WyoFile (opens in a new tab): Project would support roughly 3000 temporary construction jobs at peak build out, Oil City News (opens in a new tab): Project estimated to generate 3,000 temporary construction jobs and more than 150 permanent operations jobs, WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab): Project projected to create approximately 3000 construction jobs); 150 jobs, 2026 (Oil City News (opens in a new tab): Thornock said the project would create 150 long term jobs., Wyoming Public Media (opens in a new tab): The project is expected to create approximately 150 jobs, WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab): Project projected to create 150 or more permanent long term jobs post construction, WyoFile (opens in a new tab): Project would create 150 permanent positions) .
Tax it would pay each year, also reported: 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars, 2026 (WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab): Project predicted to generate 100 to 150 million dollars one time sales tax during build, Cowboy State Daily (opens in a new tab): Estimated to pay 100 million to 150 million dollars in one time sales taxes, Oil City News (opens in a new tab): Prometheus projects campus will generate 100 million to 150 million dollars in one time sales tax); 80,000,000 to 115,000,000 dollars, 2026 (Cowboy State Daily (opens in a new tab): Estimated to pay 80 million to 115 million dollars in property taxes and 150 million to 225 million dollars in state tax revenue per year, Oil City News (opens in a new tab): Prometheus projects campus will generate 80 million to 115 million dollars in recurring annual property taxes, WyoFile (opens in a new tab): Project would generate between 80 million and 115 million dollars in recurring annual property taxes); 150,000,000 to 225,000,000 dollars, 2026 (WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab): Project predicted to generate 150 to 225 million dollars in state tax revenue annually thereafter) .
A blank value cell means not disclosed by any source on file; a blank basis cell means the source gave the figure without saying on what basis.
The developer's figure is what the company said; what a permit allows is the ceiling a permit sets; measured means observed. Water is in gallons a day or a year, whichever the source stated; a tax claim given as a range shows both ends, each linked to the source that gave it.
Still not public, and where it would show up
The record adds each the day a source gives it. Why these documents.
- Water use A state water right filing or a water supply agreement.
- Who would use it A lease announcement or a tenant named in a filing.
- Jobs and tax An incentive agreement, a county's economic development filing or a fiscal note.
What was decided
Acts of Natrona County and the cities in it about data centers, on the record with their source. A rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
| Date | Who | Decision | Source |
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| Natrona County | Natrona County commissioners discussed the relocation of Prometheus Hyperscale's data center | trib.com (opens in a new tab) | |
| Natrona County | Prometheus Hyperscale announced plans to locate its proposed data center entirely within Natrona County | trib.com (opens in a new tab) | |
| Natrona County | Natrona County commissioners took no action on industrial park zoning request at Tuesday meeting | wyofile.com (opens in a new tab) |
What happened
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Commissioners said a formal vote on the Prometheus project remains months away
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Prometheus Hyperscale is proposing a $500 million AI data center on 940 acres south of I-25 on Falls Ranch property between Casper and Glenrock
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Project plans to use closed loop cooling system not to draw from local water supplies
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Prometheus announced partnership with Mesa Power Solutions to provide natural gas generators on August 28
13 earlier entries
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Prometheus Hyperscale seeks industrial park designation for 940 acre site in Natrona County
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The data center was previously proposed near the Natrona and Converse county line
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Project would use self contained closed loop cooling system that is 75 percent water and 25 percent propylene glycol
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Prometheus Hyperscale presented plans for a 1.25 gigawatt data center on Falls Ranch southeast of Casper
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Prometheus announced plans in late 2025 to build the data center campus
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Power generation portion requires 300 acres on site
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Data center portion requires 640 acres west of Big Muddy Creek
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Prometheus seeks to zone 940 acres south of Interstate 25
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Prometheus Hyperscale proposes a 1.5 gigawatt data center campus on Falls Ranch property
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In July 2026, county Development Director Sabrina Kemper said developer had begun looking at moving entire project footprint south of I-25 within Natrona County
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Prometheus previously proposed 1.5 gigawatt campus across the Natrona and Converse county line on Falls Ranch property north of Interstate 25
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Presentation to Natrona County Board of County Commissioners scheduled for September 1, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.
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Prometheus Hyperscale and Mesa Power Solutions partnership announced to advance proposed data center campus in Natrona County
The full Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center timeline, in order
26 corrections to this record
Every correction, with its reason
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· the site acres of a projects row
The site read 640,300 acres. The source gave 640 acres for the data center and 300 acres for the power station, and the approval ran the two numbers together. Returned to not disclosed, as it was before; which figure the record carries is a person's decision. The old and new text.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of September 23, 2026). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of September 23, 2026). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of September 23, 2026). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of September 23, 2026). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
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· the kind of source of a history entry
The source was labeled with the Google News search that found it; it now carries its outlet's tier (the record's rules of September 23, 2026). The link did not change. The day's label corrections.
Every correction on the record is on the corrections page.
What was said
Commissioner Peter Nicolaysen said the county has not yet received an application from the developer and the board must weigh potential property tax revenue against potential harms and risks.
Prometheus Founder Trenton Thornock said during an information session that the data center itself would not provide long term, high paying jobs for the community
Every statement about data centers in Wyoming, by speaker
9 more on this page, one per speaker and claim; 11 statements in all
Rob Creager, Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director, said interest in third party power generation is growing largely driven by prospective large load customers like data centers.
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: WyoFile (opens in a new tab).
Mesa Power Solutions CEO Scott Gromer said projects like this attract Wyoming companies and Wyoming workers with jobs and supply chain staying in Wyoming
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Oil City News (opens in a new tab).
Prometheus founder Trenton Thornock previously said the data center would be powered by natural gas reciprocating engines supplied by Jenbacher
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere.
Primary source: Oil City News (opens in a new tab).
Cundy argues that Wyoming has natural resources and power generation capacity to support data center operations and should leverage these assets.
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Oil City News (opens in a new tab).
Brad Cundy, a Wyoming business leader and former contractor, argues that the Prometheus Falls Ranch Data Center project will create construction jobs for years, permanent operations jobs, and tax revenue for Natrona County.
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Oil City News (opens in a new tab).
Cundy states that data center workers and their families will buy homes, send children to school, and create demand in healthcare, education, retail, and construction sectors.
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: Oil City News (opens in a new tab).
The petitioners alleged the data centre could reduce property values and pose safety risks, and that the developer planned a closed loop cooling system
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: WyoFile (opens in a new tab).
Christy Katzl filed an Open Meetings Act violation notice and accused county officials of failing to respond to public records requests
Context & source notes
Provenance: Paraphrased; said in the source itself.
Primary source: WyoFile (opens in a new tab).
The site
Where in Natrona County is not in the public record. The pin marks the county seat, not a building, and the outline is the county.
- Where
- Natrona County, Wyoming
- How exactly it is located
- County level, the county seat
- The parcel
- No parcel outline in the public record
- Nearest homes
- Not computed for a record placed at a place center
- Nearest records
- Nearest records are not computed for a record placed at a county seat.
Comparisons
4 metrics with more than one figure
Capacity at full buildout
2 figures, 2 sources1.25 GW Third party estimate
1.5 GW Reported
Show each source's words
- 1.5 GW, Oil City News: Campus capacity is 1.5 gigawatts
Construction jobs
1 figure, 2 sources3,000 jobs Reported
Show each source's words
- 3,000 jobs, WyoFile: Project would support roughly 3000 temporary construction jobs at peak build out
- 3,000 jobs, WyomingNews.com: Project projected to create approximately 3000 construction jobs
Permanent jobs
2 figures, 6 sourcesNot disclosed Not disclosed
3,000 jobs Estimate
150 jobs Reported
WyoFile, Sep 1, 2026; WyomingNews.com, Sep 8, 2026; Wyoming Public Media, Sep 9, 2026; Oil City News, Sep 15, 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Show each source's words
- 3,000 jobs, Oil City News: Project estimated to generate 3,000 temporary construction jobs and more than 150 permanent operations jobs
- 3,000 jobs, Cowboy State Daily: Project would provide 3,000 construction jobs and 150 permanent operations jobs
- 150 jobs, WyoFile: Project would create 150 permanent positions
- 150 jobs, WyomingNews.com: Project projected to create 150 or more permanent long term jobs post construction
- 150 jobs, Wyoming Public Media: The project is expected to create approximately 150 jobs
- 150 jobs, Oil City News: Thornock said the project would create 150 long term jobs.
Tax each year
3 figures, 4 sourcesNot disclosed Not disclosed
150,000,000 to 225,000,000 dollars Reported
100,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars Reported
Oil City News; Cowboy State Daily, Sep 1, 2026; WyomingNews.com, Sep 8, 2026
80,000,000 to 115,000,000 dollars Reported
Oil City News; Cowboy State Daily, Sep 1, 2026; WyoFile, Sep 1, 2026
Show each source's words
- 150,000,000 to 225,000,000 dollars, WyomingNews.com: Project predicted to generate 150 to 225 million dollars in state tax revenue annually thereafter
- 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars, Oil City News: Prometheus projects campus will generate 100 million to 150 million dollars in one time sales tax
- 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars, Cowboy State Daily: Estimated to pay 100 million to 150 million dollars in one time sales taxes
- 100,000,000 to 150,000,000 dollars, WyomingNews.com: Project predicted to generate 100 to 150 million dollars one time sales tax during build
- 80,000,000 to 115,000,000 dollars, Oil City News: Prometheus projects campus will generate 80 million to 115 million dollars in recurring annual property taxes
- 80,000,000 to 115,000,000 dollars, Cowboy State Daily: Estimated to pay 80 million to 115 million dollars in property taxes and 150 million to 225 million dollars in state tax revenue per year
- 80,000,000 to 115,000,000 dollars, WyoFile: Project would generate between 80 million and 115 million dollars in recurring annual property taxes
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Questions about this project
7 questions answered from the record
How big is Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center?
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The record has one measure of its size: 1.25 GW (third party estimate, wyomingnews.com (opens in a new tab)). Its acreage is not disclosed.
Who is building Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center?
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Prometheus Hyperscale is the developer. No construction contractor is named on the record yet.
Who will use Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center?
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Not disclosed. No source on file names a tenant, says whether the site is single or multi tenant, or states what it is for. The record keeps the use as not disclosed until one does; see Who it serves.
How much power and water does Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center say it needs?
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Power: 1.25 GW (third party estimate, wyomingnews.com (opens in a new tab)). Water: not disclosed by any source on file.
Where does Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center stand today?
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It is waiting on permits, as reported September 2, 2026. The newest entry, reported September 10, 2026: Commissioners said a formal vote on the Prometheus project remains months away [7].
What has Natrona County decided about it?
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Natrona County: Natrona County commissioners discussed the relocation of Prometheus Hyperscale's data center (reported September 4, 2026, trib.com (opens in a new tab)); and Natrona County: Prometheus Hyperscale announced plans to locate its proposed data center entirely within Natrona County (reported September 4, 2026, trib.com (opens in a new tab)). 3 events are on the county's rows; a rule about the area is not a decision about this record.
What is still unknown about Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center?
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Not disclosed by any source on file: how much water it would use, how loud it would be, jobs once it runs, tax it would pay each year, who is constructing it, how much land, buildings, grid connection, how it is cooled. No missing primary document is listed for this record yet; What the record lacks is where one appears when a person names it.
Sources
Reporting
- Commissioners: Prometheus data center developers considering new Natrona County site - Oil City News (opens in a new tab), Oil City News, July 8, 2026, query feed
- Prometheus Hyperscale secures planning approval for gigawatt data center campus in Wyoming - Data Center Dynamics (opens in a new tab), Data Center Dynamics, June 22, 2026, trade press
- The data center move story we broke first takes a new turn as Natrona commissioners discuss the change - trib.com (opens in a new tab), trib.com, September 4, 2026, local outlet
- Natrona County Residents Pack Meeting To Hear Plans For Huge 1.25 GW Data Center - Cowboy State Daily (opens in a new tab), Cowboy State Daily, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Pitching 940-acre data center, Prometheus Hyperscale asks Natrona County to bypass state review - wyomingnewsnow.tv (opens in a new tab), wyomingnewsnow.tv, September 3, 2026, local outlet
- Natrona County divided over proposed 940-acre Prometheus data center - yourwyominglink.com (opens in a new tab), yourwyominglink.com, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Natrona County residents split on a potential multi million dollar A.I. data center - Wyoming Public Media (opens in a new tab), Wyoming Public Media, September 10, 2026, local outlet
- Prometheus Hyperscale, Mesa Power Solutions partner on proposed Natrona County data center campus (opens in a new tab), Oil City News, August 31, 2026, local outlet
- Prometheus Hyperscale Data Center asks Natrona County commission for industrial park designation - WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab), WyomingNews.com, September 9, 2026, local outlet
- Pitching 940 acre data center, Prometheus Hyperscale asks Natrona County to bypass state review - WyoFile (opens in a new tab), WyoFile, September 2, 2026, local outlet
- Natrona County data center tour draws GOP candidates, excludes Democrats - WyomingNews.com (opens in a new tab), WyomingNews.com, October 2, 2026, local outlet
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For researchers
- Stage
- Proposed
- Tier
- built from one source
- Tags
- Built from one source
- Coordinates
- 42.83472, -106.325
- How the location is known
- Location is the county seat; exact site not disclosed.
- Location source
- County seat (Casper), Wikidata, placed at county level
- Coordinate source
- wikidata county seat
- Location last verified
- September 23, 2026
- How capacity was disclosed
- third party estimate
- Capacity, if disclosed
- 1.25 GW, third party estimate
- Published
- September 5, 2026
- Last verified
- October 6, 2026
- Undisclosed in public filings
- Location source number, EPA registry id, Uses, Tenancy, Cooling, How water was disclosed, How acreage was disclosed, Interconnection, Rating of the county's rows