Data centers in Wyoming

Prometheus Hyperscale testified in favor of the independent power supplier bill.

Closed loop cooling systems are increasingly adopted by hyperscale data centers

Carl Fisher, executive director of Wyoming Outdoor Council, argues Wyoming leaders should define responsible data center development policy.

Wyoming Outdoor Council is conducting statewide forums on data center development

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

Prometheus is asking commissioners to bypass the state industrial siting review to speed up build time

Kristin Eberhard, vice president of policy with Rewiring America, said the concern is not just knee jerk resistance to growth but opposition to communities absorbing costs while others get benefits

Wyoming remains among nation's top 10 producers of marketed natural gas

Natural gas leads the race to fuel Wyoming data center driven electrical demand

Trump criticized communities for pushing back against data center projects, warning that those who reject them risk becoming backwards and poor

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.

Michael Franz, co director of the Wesleyan Media Project, said data centres give both parties the talking points it wants.

Frank Falen is a rancher and attorney based in Wyoming

Falen states data centers use little land and water compared to other growth industries

Falen argues that property owners should have the right to lease land for data centers and that legitimate concerns about noise and light can be reviewed and conditioned but should not result in automatic veto

Mesa Power Solutions CEO Scott Gromer said projects like this attract Wyoming companies and Wyoming workers with jobs and supply chain staying in Wyoming

Prometheus founder Trenton Thornock previously said the data center would be powered by natural gas reciprocating engines supplied by Jenbacher

Cundy argues that Wyoming has natural resources and power generation capacity to support data center operations and should leverage these assets.

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.

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.

The petitioners alleged the data centre could reduce property values and pose safety risks, and that the developer planned a closed loop cooling system

Christy Katzl filed an Open Meetings Act violation notice and accused county officials of failing to respond to public records requests

Carrie Pritchard, a Laramie County voter, listed data center water usage as a top concern, noting that the region's water table is getting low

Steve Baumann, Fremont County Planning Director, stated the county has no zoning authority

Megan Degenfelder, Superintendent of Public Instruction, said data centers represent a national security issue and expressed concerns about water usage and power rate impacts on Wyoming people

Brent Bien said the vast majority of folks he has encountered oppose data centers and that people have been left out of the decision making loop

Eric Barlow, State Senator from Gillette, said rapidly evolving technology is addressing data center concerns and that artificial intelligence is already here