Wyoming May Become the First State to Supply More Electricity to AI than to Residents

AI data center planned in Wyoming will consume more electricity than all the state’s homes combined

An energy company and AI developer plan to build a data center near Cheyenne that could grow to five times the state’s total household electricity use, intensifying questions about energy supply and climate impacts.Mead Gruver and Matt O’Brien report for The Associated Press.In short:The Tallgrass and Crusoe project would start at 1.8 gigawatts of electricity use and could scale up to 10 gigawatts, dwarfing Wyoming’s total residential demand.Wyo…

Wyoming AI data center will use more electricity than all of state’s residents combined

by WorldTribune Staff, July 30, 2025 Real World News The city of Cheyenne will be the site of an AI data center that will consume more than five times the electricity of all Wyoming households combined. Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announced plans for the AI data center on Monday, saying it is a joint venture […]

Wyoming may become the first state to supply more electricity to AI than to residents

On Monday, Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announced a joint venture between energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and Crusoe, an AI data center developer. The Associated Press notes the facility's first phase would draw 1.8 gigawatts, consuming 15.8 terawatt-hours annually – five times what Wyoming households currently use and 90 percent of...Read Entire Article

Cheyenne To Get Massive AI Data Center Powered By Gas And Carbon Capture

Cheyenne is about to get its largest artificial intelligence data center yet, at 1.8 gigawatts. Wyoming company Tallgrass and Texas-based Crusoe say the…

AI In A U.S. State May Soon Use More Electricity Than Its Human Residents

One of the most power-hungry AI data centres in the world might soon be built in Wyoming. The shocking news came on Monday, when Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announced a proposed data centre that, at full scale, would use more electricity than every home in the state combined. The facility will be spearheaded by energy […] The post AI In A U.S. State May Soon Use More Electricity Than Its Human Residents appeared first on Wonderful Engineering.

Cheyenne to Host Data Center Using More Electricity Than All Wyoming Homes

CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 30, 2025 (AP) — An artificial intelligence data center that would use more electricity than every home in Wyoming combined before expanding to as much as five times that size will be built soon near Cheyenne, according to the city’s mayor.“It’s a game changer. It’s huge,” Mayor Patrick Collins said Monday.With cool weather — good for keeping computer temperatures down — and an abundance of inexpensive electricity from a top …