Google Buys Crusoe’s Wyoming Site for Planned $17 Billion Data Center
Google has acquired Crusoe’s data-center site in southeast Wyoming, completing the developer’s exit from a project where the Alphabet unit plans a $17 billion investment.
Crusoe disclosed the acquisition in a Nov. 6 statement, saying its work on site selection, government approvals and power planning was complete. The company didn’t disclose a purchase price. Google’s $17 billion figure represents its planned long-term investment in the development.
The transaction follows a change in development partners earlier this year. Crusoe said in June it had paused work at a customer’s request. Black Hills, the utility arranging electricity supplies, said on June 10 that Crusoe was no longer the development partner and that the project itself was continuing.
Bloomberg previously reported that Google had raised concerns about costs and the construction schedule under Crusoe’s management.
Crusoe and Tallgrass announced the campus in July 2025 as a planned 1.8-gigawatt development with potential to expand to 10 gigawatts. Those figures described development ambitions, rather than completed computing capacity.
Google said on Nov. 5 that the Laramie County development would be its first data center in Wyoming. It named Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power and Related Digital as partners.
The power arrangements include a planned 702-megawatt fuel-cell installation contracted with AEP, using equipment from Bloom Energy. The cells will convert natural gas into electricity, with carbon capture and storage planned as part of the development, Google said. The company also pledged to cover the power it consumes and infrastructure requirements directly attributable to its expansion.
Black Hills said in October that agreements to serve the planned Google campus run through 2048. Electricity service is expected to begin in late 2027 and increase to peak load in 2030. The utility described a planned resource mix totaling 2.7 gigawatts, including reserve margins.
Crusoe continues to work with Google elsewhere. In September, it identified itself as the developer of Google’s campus under construction in Armstrong County, near Amarillo, Texas, where ground was broken in June 2025.
