Microsoft presents data center expansion plans to the public

CHEYENNE – After years of hearing about the tech industry’s economic benefits, from tax revenue to job creation, Wyomingites are now asking if large-scale data centers are worth the potential energy, water and environmental impacts, especially during a historic drought.

Microsoft, which has operated data centers in Cheyenne since 2012, has submitted applications with the city of Cheyenne for two additional expansion areas. The first is on a 385-acre site east of College Drive near Cheyenne Business Parkway,  and an approximately 35-acre site South of Happy Jack Road near North Range Business Park.