Laramie County, WY

June 1, 2026

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Tax Abatements Lose the Room. Power, Water, and Cost Causation Take Over.

Microsoft's Wyoming expansion (3,200 acres in Laramie County, plus two Cheyenne site applications) ran into the question developers can't dodge: what happens to cooling water after it picks up chemicals and salts?

May 5, 2026

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Seven Hyperscalers Sign On: Self-Funded Power Is the New Permit Price

Cheyenne organizer Heather Madrid's petition seeks 7,000 signatures against a backdrop of up to 70 Laramie County projects, with Councilman Larry Wolfe acknowledging the term "data center"

April 7, 2026

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Medina County Told Microsoft No. Here's the Playbook It Used.

Crusoe Energy secured Laramie County, Wyoming approval for a 1.8GW campus with 10GW eventual scale, backed by Tallgrass's $7 billion, 2.7GW gas-fired power hub.

March 31, 2026

Wyoming greenlit Crusoe Energy's 1.8 GW initial phase (expandable to 10 GW) in Laramie County, and the state convenes a closed-door Jackson summit April 1-2 to pitch hyperscalers on its tax-free, cold-climate, nuclear-backed advantages.