Google acquires Crusoe’s pre-developed Wyoming data-center site

Crusoe says its pre-development engagement included site selection, governmental approvals and a power strategy.[1] It describes its pre-construction work—origination, entitlement and de-risking—as preparing the project for construction and eventual operation.[1] Crusoe and Tallgrass Energy jointly developed the campus’s power and data-center infrastructure.[1] TechCrunch reported that the project was unfinished when Crusoe sold it to Google.[5] The sale therefore transfers a site with substantial preparatory work, but the available evidence does not establish that construction is complete or that the facility is operating.[1][5]

Google announced its first data center in Wyoming and said it is making a long-term $17 billion investment in the state.[3][4] The company named Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power and Related Digital as project partners.[3] Google said it would pay for all the power it uses and cover infrastructure needs directly driven by its growth.[3] Its project is contracted with AEP for a 702-megawatt fuel-cell development with carbon capture and storage; Google characterized it as the largest planned project of its kind to date.[3]

Bloom Energy will manufacture the project’s fuel cells in the United States.[3] Unite.AI reported that Google’s carbon-capture plan calls for permanent geologic storage at Tallgrass’s nearby Eastern Wyoming Sequestration Hub.[4] Google said the data center will use air cooling to minimize strain on local water resources.[4] Crusoe describes the campus’s hybrid power strategy as combining fuel cells, grid power and natural-gas turbines with a long-term carbon-capture roadmap.[1]

Crusoe and Tallgrass initially announced the campus on July 24, 2025, with a design for 1.8 gigawatts and potential expansion to as much as 10 gigawatts.[4] That earlier design should not be treated as a confirmed operating-capacity figure for Google’s project: Unite.AI reported that Crusoe’s acquisition announcement included no such figure and no new construction start date.[4] Bloomberg Law reported that Google took over the project after Crusoe failed to lock in customers for it.[2] Crusoe did not disclose the terms of the deal.[2]