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Google announced a $17 billion investment to build the state's first data center in Laramie County, Wyoming. Cailianshe reported on November 6, 2026 that the project is being jointly developed by Alphabet's Google together with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Related Digital, with part of the electricity coming from a planned 702-megawatt fuel cell facility equipped with carbon capture and storage technology, and the fuel cells supplied by Bloom Energy. On the same day, Semiconductor Industry Observer further reported that the data center integrates carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, bringing its total contracted CCS capacity across the United States to nearly 1 gigawatt, and that cooling fully adopts an all-air-cooling solution to reduce water consumption. No further progress has been disclosed so far.
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Google invests $17 billion to build a data center in Wyoming, equipped with 702 megawatts of fuel cells
Google announced a $17 billion investment to build the state's first data center in Laramie County, Wyoming, and, together with American Electric Power (AEP) and Bloom Energy, plans to deploy a commercial fuel cell system with an installed capacity of 702 megawatts. The facility integrates carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology, raising its total contracted CCS capacity across the United States to nearly 1 gigawatt, while cooling fully adopts an all-air-cooling approach to reduce water consumption. The original article argues that data centers are transforming from mere power consumers into complexes of energy production, conversion, and management, and that high-voltage power devices such as silicon carbide will see long-term demand.
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Google announces $17 billion investment to build its first data center in Wyoming
Alphabet's Google announced a $17 billion investment to build the state's first data center in Wyoming, with the project jointly developed with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power (AEP), and Related Digital. Part of the project's power will come from a planned 702-megawatt fuel cell facility equipped with carbon capture and storage technology, with fuel cells supplied by Bloom Energy. Of the 41 data center-related ballot measures this week, only 1 supported construction, while the rest opposed it.
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