AI data center sites in Wyoming
21 Wyoming counties scored on transmission, the interconnection queue, power price and tax. Updated October 18, 2026.
Open a county for its queue requests, substations, plants and data centers.
| County | Score | Pipeline | Power price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 3.6 GW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 65 | 1.5 GW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 64 | 998 MW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 62 | 1.4 GW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 58 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 53 | 804 MW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 53 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 52 | 500 MW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 49 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 44 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 43 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 41 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 39 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 39 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 39 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 37 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 37 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 37 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 36 | 163 MW | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 32 | - | 8.8¢/kWh | |
| 31 | - | 8.8¢/kWh |
Pipeline: active generation and storage requests in the ISO queue, or EIA planned plants where larger (outside the ISOs). Top kV: highest substation voltage. Power price: the state's industrial average. DCs: GPU colocation, mining sites and AI campuses.
What the data shows
The strongest Wyoming counties for a large AI load are Carbon County (74), Laramie County (65) and Converse County (64) on the site score. Wyoming sits in utility territory; its ISO queues hold 3.2 GW of active generation and storage requests, 1.2 GW of them with a signed interconnection agreement, and it has 2 substations at 345 kV and up.
Industrial power averaged 8.8¢/kWh (EIA, July 2026 YTD), against 8.7¢/kWh a year earlier, the 26th lowest of the 50 states and DC. Wyoming has a data center sales and use tax exemption in force. We track 2 AI campuses and 0 GPU-ready colocation facilities here.
Top 6 counties in detail
1. Carbon CountyUtility: PacifiCorp East
Site score 74 of 100
- Transmission
- 18/25
- Generation pipeline
- 18/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 11/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: PacifiCorp East
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 3.6 GW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 12
- Operating plants
- 1.8 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 145 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Substations, 115 kV and up
- FOOTE CREEK · 7 lines230 kV
- MIRACLE MILE · 7 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 5 lines230 kV
- FREEZEOUT · 4 lines230 kV
- MINERS · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- ECHO SPRINGS · 2 lines230 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Chokecherry and Sierra Madre Wind · Wind, planned 20313.5 GW
- Rock River I LLC · Wind, retired 202250 MW
- Foote Creek I · Wind, retired 202341 MW
- Foote Creek III · Wind, retired 202325 MW
2. Laramie CountyUtility: WAPA Rocky Mountain
Site score 65 of 100
- Transmission
- 16/25
- Generation pipeline
- 12/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 6/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 4/10
- Market
- Utility: WAPA Rocky Mountain
- Queue (active)
- 980 MW
- Agreement signed
- 650 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 1.5 GW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 4
- Operating plants
- 746 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ault-Laramie River Station 345 LineSPP GI-TC-2024-16, in service 2029-06 | Ault-Laramie River Station 345 Line | 400 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Ault LRS 345 LineSPP GI-CS-2025-04 | Ault LRS 345 Line | 330 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
| Big Bear 345 Switching StationSPP GI-TC-2024-15, in service 2029-09 | Big Bear 345 Switching Station | 250 | Wind | Agreement signed |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- ARCHER · 9 lines230 kV
- CHEYENNE · 6 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 6 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines161 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Cowboy Solar I · Solar, planned 2028800 MW
- Cowboy Solar II · Solar, planned 2027565 MW
- Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station · Gas, planned 2028120 MW
Data centers, AI campuses and mining sites
- Crusoe / Tallgrass Cheyenne AI campus · AI campus, announced, 1.8 GW · AP via Yahoo
Colocation from our GPU colocation list; mining sites from the miner AI conversion tracker.
3. Converse CountyUtility: PacifiCorp East
Site score 64 of 100
- Transmission
- 18/25
- Generation pipeline
- 7/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 12/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: PacifiCorp East
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 998 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 7
- Operating plants
- 2.4 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 230 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Substations, 115 kV and up
- WINDSTAR · 10 lines230 kV
- WINDSTAR · 7 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 6 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- LATIGO · 2 lines230 kV
- YELLOWCAKE · 2 lines230 kV
- ANTELOPE MINE · 2 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines138 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Dutchman Solar generation and BESS · Solar, planned 2029998 MW
- Dave Johnston · Coal, retiring 2027230 MW
4. Platte CountyUtility: WAPA Rocky Mountain
Site score 62 of 100
- Transmission
- 18/25
- Generation pipeline
- 8/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 9/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: WAPA Rocky Mountain
- Queue (active)
- 1.4 GW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 3
- Operating plants
- 1.9 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie River 345 SubstationSPP GI-CS-2025-25 | Laramie River 345 Substation | 800 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
| Monolith 115 SubstationSPP GI-TC-2024-03, in service 2029-10 | Monolith 115 Substation | 160 | Solar | In study |
| LRS-Wayne Child 345 LineSPP GI-TC-2024-06, in service 2027-12 | LRS-Wayne Child 345 Line | 150 | Wind | In study |
| LRS-Wayne Child 345 LineSPP GI-TC-2024-05, in service 2027-12 | LRS-Wayne Child 345 Line | 150 | Wind | In study |
| LRS-Wayne Child 345 LineSPP GI-TC-2024-04, in service 2027-12 | LRS-Wayne Child 345 Line | 150 | Wind | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- LARAMIE RIVER · 7 lines345 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 5 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines115 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
5. Sweetwater CountyUtility: PacifiCorp East
Site score 58 of 100
- Transmission
- 22/25
- Generation pipeline
- 0/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 9/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: PacifiCorp East
- Queue (active)
- 0 MW
- Agreement signed
- 0 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 0 MW
- Top substation
- 345 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 16
- Operating plants
- 2.5 GW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Substations, 115 kV and up
- JIM BRIDGER · 8 lines345 kV
- ROCK SPRINGS · 6 lines230 kV
- MONUMENT · 5 lines230 kV
- FIREHOLE · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines230 kV
6. Albany CountyUtility: PacifiCorp East
Site score 53 of 100
- Transmission
- 12/25
- Generation pipeline
- 10/20
- Industrial power price
- 17/20
- Existing and retiring plants
- 4/15
- Sales tax exemption
- 10/10
- Data center activity
- 0/10
- Market
- Utility: PacifiCorp East
- Queue (active)
- 804 MW
- Agreement signed
- 504 MW
- Planned plants (EIA)
- 504 MW
- Top substation
- 230 kV
- Substations 230 kV+
- 2
- Operating plants
- 487 MW
- Retired or retiring
- 0 MW
- Industrial power, WY
- 8.8¢/kWh
- Sales tax exemption
- Yes
Largest queue requests
| Project | Point of interconnection | MW | Type | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig - Ault 345-SPP 2019-G2, in service 2028-12 | Craig - Ault 345- | 252 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Craig - Ault 345-SPP 2019-G1, in service 2028-12 | Craig - Ault 345- | 252 | Wind | Agreement signed |
| Northpark - Terry Ranch 230-SPP 2023-G3, in service 2026-12 | Northpark - Terry Ranch 230- | 150 | Solar | In study |
| Northpark - Terry Ranch 230-SPP 2023-G2, in service 2026-12 | Northpark - Terry Ranch 230- | 150 | Solar or wind + storage | In study |
Substations, 115 kV and up
- Unnamed · 4 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 4 lines230 kV
- Unnamed · 3 lines115 kV
Planned, retiring and retired plants
- Rail Tie Wind · Wind, planned 2029504 MW
Data center tax exemption in Wyoming
Wyoming data processing services center sales and use tax exemption (Wyo. Stat. 39-15-105(a)(viii)(S))
Computer equipment, software, racking and cabling for a data processing services center are exempt when qualifying purchases exceed $2 million in a calendar year and the purchaser has made at least $5 million of capital investment in Wyoming; a second tier covering UPS, backup generators and specialized HVAC requires $50 million; the Wyoming Business Council must certify job creation appropriate to the project's size, and the statute states no sunset.
Source: Wyoming Legislature, accessed 2026-10-17. General information, not tax advice; ask your tax advisor.
AI data centers being built in Wyoming
| Campus | Developer | County | MW | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusoe / Tallgrass Cheyenne AI campus | Crusoe / Tallgrass | Laramie County | 1,800 | announcedOn-site power | AP via YahooJul 28, 2025 |
| Prometheus Hyperscale Evanston campus | Prometheus Hyperscale | Uinta County | 1,250 | announcedOn-site power | DCDJun 2026 |
How the score works
Six parts out of 100: transmission (25), generation in the queue (20), the state's industrial power price (20), existing and retiring plants (15), sales tax exemption (10) and data center activity (10). The site finder's methodology prints each formula and every source with its date. Markets: Utility territory (no ISO/RTO).
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