By Violet George
Publication Date: 2026-11-06 06:33:00
- Google announced a $17 billion investment to construct its first data center in Wyoming, contracted with American Electric Power (AEP) to draw power from a 702 MW solid-oxide fuel cell deployment manufactured by Bloom Energy.
- Emissions from the natural gas-powered fuel cell installation and adjacent power infrastructure will be captured and permanently sequestered at Tallgrass Energy’s nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub, expanding Google’s contracted CCUS capacity to nearly 1 GW nationwide.
- To preserve regional aquifers, the facility will utilize air cooling instead of water cooling while Google, AEP, Black Hills Energy, and local partners form a Community Council to address public concerns and oversee infrastructure delivery.
Tech giant Google has announced a $17 billion long-term commitment to construct its first data center campus in Laramie County, Wyoming.
To meet the compute demands of the new facility while upholding its corporate carbon targets, Google entered into a…
