Google acquires Crusoe's Wyoming data-center site

Crusoe said Google acquired its data-center site in southeast Wyoming, completing the infrastructure company’s pre-development engagement. Crusoe’s work included selecting the site, securing governmental approvals and developing its power strategy.

The handoff fills in the ownership picture for Google’s first Wyoming data center, announced one day earlier as a planned long-term $17 billion investment. Neither company disclosed the purchase price, closing date or other transaction terms in the opened announcements.

In its November 6 site update, Crusoe described the broader pre-construction effort as origination, entitlement and de-risking. It said the work with Tallgrass Energy covered energy systems, data-center engineering, site development and engagement with potential large customers.

The hybrid power plan combines fuel cells, grid electricity and natural-gas turbines, according to Crusoe. The company described carbon capture through Tallgrass’s regional carbon-dioxide sequestration hub as a long-term roadmap, not an operating feature.

The companies had previously presented the campus in July 2025 as a proposed 1.8-gigawatt development designed to scale to 10 gigawatts. Those figures reflected the project plan at the time; they do not establish completed or operating capacity.

Google’s November 5 Wyoming announcement named Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power and Related Digital as partners in its first data center in the state. Google characterized the $17 billion figure as a long-term investment.

A separate Black Hills filing said agreements effective September 30 cover service for a planned Google data center in Cheyenne. Black Hills said energy service is planned to begin in late 2027 and ramp toward peak load in 2030; those dates and the associated power buildout remain forward-looking.

Crusoe said the acquisition completes its engagement in the project’s pre-development phase and did not say it would retain a role at the site. Google’s announcement did not mention Crusoe, and the opened records do not establish that physical data-center construction has begun there.