Google has formally announced its first data center in Wyoming. In a Nov. 5 post, the company said it is making a $17 billion long-term investment in Wyoming, with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, AEP and Related Digital as partners. A day later, on Nov. 6, Crusoe confirmed that it had sold the unfinished Cheyenne-area site to Google. Crusoe had been developing that site as Project Jade.
The two announcements settle two open questions about the project: who owns the site, and how much is being invested in it. One figure is still missing. Google did not say how much computing capacity the campus will have.
What Google Announced
Google described the project as a long-term investment of $17 billion in the state, designed to deliver lasting benefits for Laramie County families and businesses. It said it will pay for 100% of the power it uses and will cover the infrastructure needs directly driven by its growth. Who pays for new generation and grid upgrades is a common question around hyperscale campuses, and these are the commitments Google put on the record.
The company said the Wyoming data center will be air-cooled to minimize strain on local water resources. It did not give a figure for water use.
On taxes, Google said it expects the project to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in local property taxes for Laramie County and School District 1. It also said it hosted a community meeting in downtown Cheyenne and spoke to and met with more than 200 Laramie County residents.
The Power Plan: Fuel Cells, Gas and Carbon Capture
The energy plan is the technically unusual part of the announcement. Google said the project is contracted with AEP for a 702-MW fuel cell development with carbon capture and storage (CCS). Bloom Energy will make the fuel cells. Google calls it the largest planned development of its kind to date. The captured carbon is to be stored at Tallgrass's Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub. Google said the project brings its total contracted CCS capacity to nearly 1 GW.
DatacenterDynamics reported that the fuel cells will be solid oxide units owned and operated by AEP, under a power purchase agreement signed with AEP last month. Google's post says the fuel cells run on natural gas.
The fuel cells are only part of the supply. Google said it is also sourcing power from natural gas generators operated by Tallgrass Energy and Black Hills Energy. In addition, a front-end engineering and design (FEED) study is under way to evaluate fitting Tallgrass's combined-cycle turbines with CCS technology. A FEED study is the engineering step that comes before a final investment decision. Google has not said that CCS will definitely be installed on those turbines. It has said only that the study is being done.
Taken together, the campus is designed to run on gas-based generation, with carbon capture contracted for the fuel cell block and under study for the turbines. Google's post does not break down how much of the campus load each source will supply.
The Site: 716 Acres in Switchgrass Industrial Park
According to DatacenterDynamics, the campus will be developed on a 716-acre parcel in Switchgrass Industrial Park, eight miles south of Cheyenne. DCD reported that the application suggests four data halls will be built, along with an office hub, logistics and network buildings, with construction slated to be completed by 2031.
On capacity, DCD said Google did not disclose a figure, and that earlier reports suggest the campus could total up to 2.7 GW. Google's own announcement gives no capacity number. Until the company or a regulatory filing confirms one, 2.7 GW should be treated as a reported ceiling, not a stated plan.
Crusoe's Exit From Project Jade
The site has a history. DCD reported that Project Jade was previously being developed by Crusoe and was said at the time to be a 1.8-GW campus that could scale to 10 GW. DCD also reported that Crusoe said in June it had paused work on the site "at the request of our customer," and that local reports name a Google subsidiary, Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC, as the developer replacing Crusoe.
RuntimeWire reported that Crusoe confirmed the sale to Google on Nov. 6, 2026. Google did not disclose the purchase price. RuntimeWire said the sale ends Crusoe's role in a project that had been pitched with ambitions to eventually reach 10 GW.
The site's description has changed along the way. Under Crusoe it was reported as a 1.8-GW campus that could scale to 10 GW. Google's version is a $17 billion investment in Wyoming whose campus capacity has not been disclosed, with four data halls suggested by the application and completion slated for 2031. The reported 2.7-GW figure is below the 10-GW figure associated with Crusoe's earlier plans.
Questions Still Open
How large will the campus be in megawatts? Google has not said. The only number in circulation is the reported "up to 2.7 GW," as relayed by DCD.
How much did Google pay Crusoe? The price was not disclosed, according to RuntimeWire.
Will the gas turbines capture carbon? That depends on the FEED study, which Google describes as under way.
What will the county actually collect in taxes? Google's expectation is "hundreds of millions of dollars" in local property taxes for Laramie County and School District 1. Its post gives no more specific figure.
What Happens Next
Google said Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, Related Digital, AEP and Bloom Energy are standing up a Community Council with Google to develop solutions to support Cheyenne through this phase of growth. Google also said it looks forward to sharing more about its community partnerships "in the coming weeks." The FEED study on carbon capture for the Tallgrass combined-cycle turbines is under way. According to DatacenterDynamics, construction is slated to be completed by 2031.
