Google has acquired Crusoe’s data center site in southeast Wyoming, Crusoe said on November 6. The sale follows Google’s announcement a day earlier that it plans to invest $17 billion over the long term in Wyoming, including its first data center in the state. The site purchase price was undisclosed.
Crusoe and energy developer Tallgrass had planned the site and its power supply together. Crusoe said the transfer ends its involvement in selecting the site, securing government approvals and developing the power strategy. It continues to develop a separate Google data center in Armstrong County, Texas.
Power will arrive in stages
Black Hills Corporation expects the Wyoming project to begin taking electricity in late 2027 and expects electricity demand to climb toward its projected peak by late 2030. It says the project will be served by a planned mix of resources totaling 2.7 gigawatts, including reserves. The utility did not disclose how much power Google has contracted to draw at peak demand. Permits, regulatory approvals and additional contracts are still in progress.
Google says its agreement with American Electric Power includes 702 megawatts of natural-gas fuel cells with a plan to capture carbon dioxide from the fuel cells and store it underground at a nearby Tallgrass site. Google is also sourcing power from gas generators and studying whether carbon capture could be added to Tallgrass turbines. It says the data center will use air cooling to reduce demand for water and that it will pay for the power it uses and the infrastructure directly required by its growth.