Wyoming intends to approve Microsoft data centers’ emissions permit for 128 backup diesel generators

Wyoming intends to approve Microsoft data centers’ emissions permit for 128 backup diesel generators

by Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFileState air quality regulators are seeking public comment on Microsoft’s proposal to install a battery of 128 diesel-fired electric generators associated with new data and computing facilities it plans to construct five miles southeast of Cheyenne.Microsoft, which already operates a handful of data centers in and around Cheyenne, has a contract with local electric provider Black Hills Energy. The diesel generators are …