Google has acquired the data centre site developed by AI infrastructure company Crusoe in southeast Wyoming, the company announced. The development comes a day after Google, an Alphabet subsidiary, unveiled a $17 billion investment in the project.
Google announced plans to build its first data centre in Wyoming as part of its efforts to expand AI infrastructure capacity. The investment comes amid growing political opposition to large-scale data centre projects in several parts of the United States.
Crusoe said it has completed its role in the project’s pre-development phase, which involved identifying the site, securing government approvals, and developing the power strategy. However, the companies have not disclosed the financial terms of the acquisition.
Crusoe and Tallgrass Energy initially developed the data centre campus. Google subsequently announced plans to develop the facility in partnership with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, American Electric Power, and Related Digital.
Commenting on the company’s infrastructure pipeline, Crusoe Chief Executive Chase Lochmiller said the company has secured more than 6 gigawatts of contracted capacity and maintains a development pipeline exceeding 40 gigawatts.
Meanwhile, Crusoe is also developing another Google data centre campus in Armstrong, a project the company announced earlier this year.
The latest development highlights Google’s continued investment in large-scale data centre infrastructure as it expands its computing capacity to support growing demand for artificial intelligence technologies.
