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).
Data centers in Natrona County, Wyoming
Natrona County has 1 data center on the record; it is proposed. Natrona County has a scorecard row with no rating yet. The latest decision on the record: Natrona County commissioners discussed the relocation of Prometheus Hyperscale's data center, reported September 4, 2026.
How to read this page. Every count comes from the records on this page and links to where it is counted. Nothing is published until a person reads its source, and a figure no source gives reads Not disclosed; nothing is estimated. A rating changes only when a person sets it.
The data center in Natrona County
Every Natrona County record 1 record · blank cell: not disclosed · sort by any column
| Facility and county | Stage | Operator | Power (MW) | Latest entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center Natrona County | Proposed Waiting on permits | Prometheus Hyperscale | 1,250 | Commissioners said a formal vote on the Prometheus project remains months away wyomingpublicmedia.org (opens in a new tab) local outlet reported September 10, 2026 |
A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file. Power is the developer's figure or a permit's, each linked on the record.
| Record | Place | Stage | Operator | MW | Basis | Located | Tier | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center | Natrona | Proposed | Prometheus Hyperscale | 1,250 | third party estimate | centroid | 1 | 2026-10-06 |
Tier 1: an official or company source. Tier 2: a news report resolving to the outlet's own page. Located: a site coordinate from a permit, a parcel or an address, or the county or town centroid. Verified: the last day a person read the source. A blank cell means not disclosed by any source on file.
What Natrona County has decided 1 body, 3 decisions on the record
What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.
| Body | Level | Rating | In force until | Latest act | Acts | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natrona County | county | not rated | Natrona County commissioners discussed the relocation of Prometheus Hyperscale's data center. trib.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet Reported Sep 43 acts on this rowEvery act on the Natrona County row
| 3 | 2026-09-23 |
Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.
What happened
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HearingNatrona County
Natrona County commissioners discussed the relocation of Prometheus Hyperscale's data center
trib.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet -
Scorecard eventNatrona County
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Now waiting on permitsPrometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center
wyofile.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet -
HearingNatrona County
Natrona County commissioners took no action on industrial park zoning request at Tuesday meeting
wyofile.com (opens in a new tab) local outlet -
Now proposedPrometheus Hyperscale Natrona County Data Center
oilcity.news (opens in a new tab) local outlet
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 Wyoming statement, 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).
Nearby places with records
93 miles away Fremont County: 1 data center on the record.
158 miles away Laramie County: 7 data centers on the record.
226 miles away Uinta County: 1 data center on the record.
Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Wyoming county.
Disclosed figures
1.25 GW power
Power, water, jobs and tax
| Figure | Disclosed total | Disclosed | Without a figure | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power | 1.25 GW | 1 | 0 | 1 third party estimate |
| Water, stated per day | 0 | 1 | ||
| Water, stated per year | 0 | 1 | ||
| Permanent jobs | 0 | 1 | ||
| Tax each year | 0 | 1 |
A blank total means no record disclosed the figure; the count without one says how many.
Summed only where a record disclosed the figure; a record with no figure adds nothing and is counted as not disclosed. Water is summed per day and per year separately, as the sources stated it, and never converted. A tax claim given as a range is summed at both ends.
By what the facilities are for
| Use | Records | Power | Water | Jobs | Tax each year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No stated use | 1 | 1.25 GW |
A blank cell means no record with that use disclosed the figure.
A record that lists several uses counts once under each. Each cell is the sum over the records with that use, disclosed rows only.
What the facilities are for
No source on file states what any of the 1 tracked facility in Natrona County is for.
How the facilities are cooled
No source on file states how any of the 1 tracked facility in Natrona County is cooled.
About this data
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Figures Only what a source states, with its basis. Nothing is estimated, and a figure no source gives reads not disclosed.
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