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Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Google is building its first Wyoming data center in a $17 billion deal

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The Laramie County project will draw power from a 702-megawatt natural gas fuel cell plant with carbon capture

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  1. Bloomberg

    Google Plans to Spend $17 Billion on Wyoming Data Center (opens Bloomberg)

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    Alphabet Inc.’s Google will spend $17 billion to build a data center in Wyoming, formally putting a price tag on the proposal two days after voters across the US delivered a broad rebuke to the development of such massive projects for artificial intelligence work.

  2. Quartz

    Google is building its first Wyoming data center in a $17 billion deal (opens Quartz)

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    The Laramie County project will draw power from a 702-megawatt natural gas fuel cell plant with carbon capture

  3. WyoFile

    Google commits to spending $17B on AI data centers in Wyoming (opens WyoFile)

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    The tech giant promises to capture carbon dioxide emissions and "minimize strain on local water resources."

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