Most Wyoming Data Centers Go Unoticed By The Public

There is a lot of concern and discussion over the construction of new data centers. Before we lose sight of what we are talking about, let's define what we are actually talking about.

Data centers are all around us. We just don't notice.

It's the HYPERSCALE data centers that have people up in arms. The proposed size and scale of those things would demand resources that most states can't afford.

The typical data centers are not bad things. They operate all around us, and we don't notice them. These physical facilities store, process, and route digital information. They power everyday online tasks—like streaming a video when you watch TV, sending an email, online banking, or running an artificial intelligence.

When you use your bank or credit card, your phone and internet, maps, pictures, social media posts, and many other things we typically do in modern society you are using data centers.

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Smaller data centers have been running for years and go unnoticed by the general public.

Wyoming has up to 27 active data centers. Some say up to 31, depending on how we scale them to call it a data center. Also depending on the tracking directory and how small edge or localized facilities are counted.

Most of these centers are considered critical infrastructure operations and have been operating around Cheyenne.

Larger data centers that have been operating for several years are Microsoft Azure and Meta, alongside developer projects like Crusoe Cloud's Project.

There is an interactive map that allows you to zoom in on where current data centers in Wyoming are operating.

At this point, you might be curious as to what these current Wyoming data centers do. Most data centers in Wyoming store data, run cloud computing networks, and power artificial intelligence workloads. There are also the massive Microsoft and Google server farms that handle internet traffic, app hosting, and data processing.

Several major data center projects plan expansions. A few of these are already under construction. Look for names like Prometheus Hyperscale, Microsoft, and Meta.