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Read Google To Invest $17B In First Wyoming Data Center Near Cheyenne
[Google](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/google) will invest $17 billion in its first data center in Wyoming, a campus in Laramie County near Cheyenne, the company [said](https://blog.google/innova...

Google To Invest $17B In First Wyoming Data Center Near Cheyenne

November 06, 2026 Cheyenne

Google will invest $17 billion in its first data center in Wyoming, a campus in Laramie County near Cheyenne, the company said on Nov. 5. The number puts a price on a project Baxtel reported in October, when American Electric Power disclosed a 20-year power purchase agreement to build a 702MW...

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Read TerraVolt Secures Option On 1,077 Acres In Idaho For 240MW Campus
[TerraVolt Holdings](https://baxtel.com/data-centers/terravolt-holdings) has secured options to buy about 1,077 acres in Cassia County, Idaho, for a 240 MW gas-powered data center campus. The devel...

TerraVolt Secures Option On 1,077 Acres In Idaho For 240MW Campus

November 04, 2026 Idaho

TerraVolt Holdings has secured options to buy about 1,077 acres in Cassia County, Idaho, for a 240 MW gas-powered data center campus. The developer announced the agreements in a press release on Oct. 30 and set out the terms in a Form 8-K filed the same day. Wickel Land Company LLP granted the...

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Read Prometheus Hyperscale Exits 1.25GW Casper Data Center Campus
Prometheus Hyperscale will not build its planned 1,250 MW data center campus near Casper, Wyoming, the developer said on October 28. Company president Trevor Neilson told [WyoFile](https://wyofile....

Prometheus Hyperscale Exits 1.25GW Casper Data Center Campus

November 02, 2026 Wyoming

Prometheus Hyperscale will not build its planned 1,250 MW data center campus near Casper, Wyoming, the developer said on October 28. Company president Trevor Neilson told WyoFile that Prometheus is withdrawing from the project in Natrona and Converse counties. Prometheus was the developer of the...

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Read Clayco and Kiewit Top Out First Building at Project Jupiter in New Mexico
Clayco and Kiewit New Mexico Co. topped out the 855,000-square-foot first building at Project Jupiter, a data center campus in Doña Ana County, [New Mexico](https://baxtel.com/regions/new-mexico). ...

Clayco and Kiewit Top Out First Building at Project Jupiter in New Mexico

October 27, 2026 New Mexico

Clayco and Kiewit New Mexico Co. topped out the 855,000-square-foot first building at Project Jupiter, a data center campus in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The contractors placed the final structural beam atop the building, completing its primary structural framework, Clayco announced on October...

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Read AEP To Invest $4B In 702MW Fuel Cell Plant For Google
American Electric Power will invest about $4 billion in a 702 MW fuel cell generation project near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a 20-year power purchase agreement with [Google](https://baxtel.com/data-...

AEP To Invest $4B In 702MW Fuel Cell Plant For Google

October 15, 2026 Cheyenne

American Electric Power will invest about $4 billion in a 702 MW fuel cell generation project near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Google, the utility announced. The plant is being developed through Cheyenne Fuel Cell, LLC, and is targeted to reach full operation...

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Read Valar Atomics Proposes 9.4GW Nuclear-Powered Data Center Campus in Utah
Nuclear startup Valar Atomics is seeking federal approval for Project Beehive, a data center campus on more than 9,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management property near Price, [Utah](https://baxtel....

Valar Atomics Proposes 9.4GW Nuclear-Powered Data Center Campus in Utah

October 01, 2026 Utah

Nuclear startup Valar Atomics is seeking federal approval for Project Beehive, a data center campus on more than 9,000 acres of Bureau of Land Management property near Price, Utah, that would run on 456 small modular reactors built at the site. NPR, which first reported the filing, says the plan...

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Read Switch Files Plans for 176-Acre Apex Data Center Campus in North Las Vegas
Switch has submitted a letter of intent to North Las Vegas officials for a roughly 175-acre data center campus at Apex Industrial Park, the first formal development proposal for a land position the...

Switch Files Plans for 176-Acre Apex Data Center Campus in North Las Vegas

September 26, 2026 Switch: Apex Industrial Park

Switch has submitted a letter of intent to North Las Vegas officials for a roughly 175-acre data center campus at Apex Industrial Park, the first formal development proposal for a land position the company has quietly assembled along the US-93 corridor since the start of the year. KTNV Las Vegas...

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Read Fort Peck Tribes Ban Talks With Data Center Developers In Montana
The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board has banned tribal governments from discussing data center projects with developers. The board, representing the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, cited concerns ove...

Fort Peck Tribes Ban Talks With Data Center Developers In Montana

August 22, 2026 Montana

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board has banned tribal governments from discussing data center projects with developers. The board, representing the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, cited concerns over the potential environmental impact of data centers. Chairman Floyd Azure said three developers had...

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Read NV Energy Files Lawsuit Against Tract Over Nevada Data Center Costs
Nevada utility NV Energy has filed a lawsuit against Denver-based data center developer Tract, alleging the company failed to cover the costs of serving its facilities and instead shifted those exp...

NV Energy Files Lawsuit Against Tract Over Nevada Data Center Costs

August 04, 2026 Denver

Nevada utility NV Energy has filed a lawsuit against Denver-based data center developer Tract, alleging the company failed to cover the costs of serving its facilities and instead shifted those expenses to other utility customers across the state. “Most data center developers pursuing projects in...

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Read First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho
A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon ...

First Nation Opposes Proposed AI Data Center in Pocatello, Idaho

July 13, 2026 Idaho

A Native American tribe is opposing plans for a $2.6 billion AI data center near Pocatello, Idaho. Lex Developments plans to build the facility on the site of the former Hoku Materials polysilicon plant in the southeastern Idaho city. The project was denied planning approval in May, but the...

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Read Five Colorado Cities and Counties Pause or Ban New Data Centers in 2026
Colorado's Front Range spent the spring slamming the brakes on data centers. Denver, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Larimer County, and the city of Longmont have all moved to pause or ban new de...

Five Colorado Cities and Counties Pause or Ban New Data Centers in 2026

June 21, 2026 Colorado (CO)

Colorado's Front Range spent the spring slamming the brakes on data centers. Denver, Jefferson County, Boulder County, Larimer County, and the city of Longmont have all moved to pause or ban new development since May. Colorado Springs did the opposite. Its planning department quietly approved...

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Read Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada
Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

Fleet Breaks Ground on a New Data Center Project Outside Reno, Nevada

May 21, 2026 Nevada

Fleet has begun construction on its first data center facility near Reno, Nevada. Local reports say the company broke ground this week at an event attended by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo. The project will deliver a 230MW data center on a 256-acre site in Storey County owned by Tract.The Fleet...

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Read Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers
Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

Denver City Council Approves a One-year Moratorium on Data Centers

May 20, 2026 Denver

Denver City Council voted Monday to approve a one-year moratorium on new data center developments. The measure temporarily halts the acceptance, processing, and approval of zoning permits, site development plans, and amendment applications related to data centers. However, the moratorium excludes...

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Read Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center
Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

Centra Completes Structural Topping out of Reno Data Center

May 04, 2026 Reno

US data center firm Centra has topped out a new facility in Reno, Nevada. "We've officially topped out RNO2, our second Reno facility and the region's first carrier-neutral interconnection data center,” the company said on LinkedIn. “This moment represents our significant progress...

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Read Plans Emerge For 640-acre Data Center in Iron County, Utah
Plans Emerge For 640-acre Data Center in Iron County, Utah

Plans Emerge For 640-acre Data Center in Iron County, Utah

April 06, 2026 Utah

A 640-acre data center could be developed in Iron County, Utah. The “Antelope Data Center,” backed by developer Pronghorn Development, LLC, was discussed last Thursday during an Iron County Planning Commission meeting.The discussion aimed to “review questions related to the proposed project,”...

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Read Krambu Plans AI Data Center in Missoula County, Montana
Krambu Plans AI Data Center in Missoula County, Montana

Krambu Plans AI Data Center in Missoula County, Montana

March 24, 2026 Montana

Data center developer Krambu is planning an AI facility in Bonner, Montana. The project, proposed for the former Bonner Mill Industrial Park in Missoula County, is intended to have a sustainable footprint, according to CEO Steve Wood. In an interview with local outlet MTN, Wood said the proposed...

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Read Vintage Partners Abandons Phoenix, Arizona Data Center Plans
Vintage Partners Abandons Phoenix, Arizona Data Center Plans

Vintage Partners Abandons Phoenix, Arizona Data Center Plans

March 05, 2026 Arizona

Vintage Partners has scrapped plans for a data center in Laveen, Phoenix, Arizona. The developer will instead move forward with a mixed-use project on the 63-acre site, featuring commercial, retail, restaurant, and multifamily residential space.Vintage changed course at the request of the City of...

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Read Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah
Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah

Kevin O’Leary Targets 7.5GW Data Center Development in Utah

February 18, 2026 Utah

TV’s Kevin O’Leary is plotting a second “Wonder Valley” development, this time in the US state of Utah, and says the scheme could offer up to 7.5GW of power for hyperscale data centers."We have under development approximately 26,000 acres across two jurisdictions with the infrastructure...

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Read Zeo Energy to Supply 280MW of Power for Creekstone Energy's up to 10GW Data Center Campus in Millard County, Utah
Zeo Energy to Supply 280MW of Power for Creekstone Energy's up to 10GW Data Center Campus in Millard County, Utah

Zeo Energy to Supply 280MW of Power for Creekstone Energy's up to 10GW Data Center Campus in Millard County, Utah

February 18, 2026 Utah

US clean energy company Zeo Energy Corp has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AI data center company Creekstone Energy to develop 280MW of solar and storage capacity for Creekstone’s data center campus in Millard County, Utah.“AI workloads are driving unprecedented demand for power....

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Read Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center
Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center

Warehouse in Provo, Utah, to be Replaced with Data Center

February 05, 2026 Utah

B+F Timpanogos is looking to redevelop a warehouse property in Provo into a data center. The two requests, set to be discussed at a Provo planning commission meeting next week, are seeking a zoning amendment to add a warehouse at 1507 S 180 E in Provo to the city’s data center overlay district...

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