What was said about data centers in Wyoming
23 statements from 13 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From August 25, 2026 to September 21, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Data center companies 1
Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople. Every state.
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Eric Schlidt, Prometheus Build Wyoming director
Prometheus is asking commissioners to bypass the state industrial siting review to speed up build time
Government 5
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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Natrona County Commissioner
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.
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Rob Creager, Wyoming Energy Authority Executive Director
Wyoming remains among nation's top 10 producers of marketed natural gas
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President
Trump criticized communities for pushing back against data center projects, warning that those who reject them risk becoming backwards and poor
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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.
Chief executives 3
Chief executives, presidents, founders and chairs of companies, in technology, data centers, power and elsewhere. Every state.
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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
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Mesa Power Solutions CEO Scott Gromer said projects like this attract Wyoming companies and Wyoming workers with jobs and supply chain staying in Wyoming
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Prometheus Hyperscale founder
Prometheus founder Trenton Thornock previously said the data center would be powered by natural gas reciprocating engines supplied by Jenbacher
Advocates and residents 6
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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Jocelyn Wulf, Wyoming Outdoor Council data center campaign manager
Wyoming Outdoor Council is conducting statewide forums on data center development
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vice president of policy, Rewiring America
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
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Frank Falen is a rancher and attorney based in Wyoming
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rancher and attorney
Falen states data centers use little land and water compared to other growth industries
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rancher and attorney
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
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Christy Katzl, Wilhelm Katzl, Marijke Rossi, residents
Petitioners alleged the data centre could reduce property values, pose safety risks, and involve closed loop cooling system with environmental concerns
Researchers and analysts 1
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants. Every state.
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Michael Franz, co director of the Wesleyan Media Project, said data centres give both parties the talking points it wants.
Other voices 7
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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Jocelyn Wulf
Closed loop cooling systems are increasingly adopted by hyperscale data centers
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Natural gas leads the race to fuel Wyoming data center driven electrical demand
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Cundy argues that Wyoming has natural resources and power generation capacity to support data center operations and should leverage these assets.
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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.
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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.
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Christy Katzl, Wilhelm Katzl, Marijke Rossi
The petitioners alleged the data centre could reduce property values and pose safety risks, and that the developer planned a closed loop cooling system
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Christy Katzl filed an Open Meetings Act violation notice and accused county officials of failing to respond to public records requests
The group comes from the words the source gives for the speaker; how the groups are read. Every statement on the record is in CSV and JSON, with its group and its state.
