Google has taken over Crusoe's unfinished data center site in southeastern Wyoming and plans to invest $17 billion to develop the campus. The purchase price was not disclosed.
Google has acquired an unfinished data center project in southeastern Wyoming from Crusoe, a Denver-based data center developer. Crusoe confirmed the sale on Friday, November 6, 2026. Google did not disclose how much it paid Crusoe for the unfinished project.
Crusoe initially announced the project last year with Blackstone-backed infrastructure company Tallgrass, planning to eventually scale it to 10 gigawatts of power capacity. Google, which Crusoe had tried and failed to land as a customer for the project, is taking over the development after reportedly raising concerns about its cost and construction timeline under Crusoe’s management.
Google announced plans to invest $17 billion to develop the data center campus. The project is Google’s first data center in Wyoming, located in Laramie County.
The Wyoming project will feature a planned 702-megawatt power system that uses natural gas fuel cells supplied by energy technology company Bloom Energy. Utility provider American Electric Power is also involved in the development. Google says it will capture much of the carbon dioxide produced by the fuel cells and store it underground. The company also says it will pay for all the electricity it uses and rely on air cooling to reduce water consumption. Google expects its Wyoming investment to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in local property taxes.
Despite taking over the Wyoming facility, Google hasn’t walked away from working with Crusoe entirely. Crusoe is developing another data center for Google near Amarillo, Texas. Crusoe said it had more than 6 GW contracted and over 40 GW in its pipeline. Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller said, "Crusoe’s pre-construction efforts – origination, entitlement, and de-risking – have set up the Wyoming project for construction and eventual operation."
The deal highlights how difficult it can be for independent data center developers to deliver massive projects on time and within budget, given the challenges of securing equipment and power. Growing opposition from local communities can further complicate development. The acquisition comes as the data center industry faces community resistance and development costs ballooning beyond initial projections.
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