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Benzinga
Benzinga
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Adrian Volenik

An Enormous Data Center In Wyoming Will Consume 5x More Power Than The State's People. The Owner Remains A Mystery

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A massive new artificial intelligence data center is coming to Wyoming, and it's so big that it will eventually use five times more electricity than all the homes in the state combined, according to the mayor of the state’s largest city.

Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins called the project a “game changer,” telling the  Associated Press, “It's huge.” The facility is a joint effort between energy infrastructure company Tallgrass and AI data center developer Crusoe. It will start by using 1.8 gigawatts of power and could expand to 10 gigawatts, the companies stated.

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