Google plans a $17 billion data center that makes its own power
The Wyoming site would run on a 702-megawatt fuel cell system with carbon capture, built on the property.
Kivorent News desk, , 1 min read
702 MWon-site power planned for Google's Wyoming data center
Google plans to build its first data center in Wyoming, a $17 billion project in Laramie County, according to AI Weekly's summary of the company's announcement in its November 6 edition.
The site will be powered by a 702-megawatt fuel cell system with carbon capture, located on the property. Bloom Energy will build it, and American Electric Power will hold the contract.
Why it matters
The limit on new AI data centers is electricity. Connecting a large site to the grid can take years, and local opposition to the added load is growing.
Generating power on site avoids both problems. It is also a response to the politics that drove last week's selloff: if data centers bring their own power, the argument that they raise everyone else's bills is harder to make.
Sources
- AI news for November 6, 2026, AI Weekly
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