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Project Tembo

Laramie County, Wyoming · Google

News reports describe a data center proposal that is before local officials in Laramie County, Wyoming. The sources link it to Google. Reported figures include 2,700 MW of power, a $17 billion investment, 700 acres and 715,000 square feet of buildings.

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Planned capacity2.7 GW
Project footprint700 acres
Supporting documents2
Location precisioncounty

Where it stands

  1. Possible
  2. Proposed
  3. Filed
  4. Approved
  5. Under construction
  6. Operational

A formal application (rezoning, permit, utility request) has been submitted to a government body. GroundCurrent last updated this stage on Sep 17, 2026.

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What this would mean locally

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Timeline

How this project has unfolded

  1. Reported→Filed

    Planning board recommended approval

    “The Laramie County Planning Commission meets Sept. 10, 2026 (Garrett Grochowski, Cap City News) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Laramie County Planning Commission approved Google’s conditional use permit request for a two-story office building to go alongside its planned 700-acre data center project Thursday.”

    Source: Google Project Tembo — HUB-1 office CUP · Laramie County, Wyoming (capcity.news)

  2. Reported→Proposed

    Proposal reported

    “Cheyenne has hosted Microsoft data centers for the past decade or so and that company has announced plans for a major expansion on a 3,500-acre tract of land whose annexation is pending before the Cheyenne City Council.”

    Source: Project Tembo / Jupiter Star Holdings, LLC (Google) · Laramie County, Wyoming (Cheyenne / Switchgrass) (cowboystatedaily.com)

Claims and evidence

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Known by the code name Project Jade.

2 pieces of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Corroborated· Multiple sources

News reporting links Google to this project.

2 pieces of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Corroborated· Multiple sources

Described as a data center project in news reports or government records.

2 pieces of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Corroborated· Multiple sources

Known by the code name Project Tembo.

2 pieces of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Corroborated· Multiple sources

Site size: 700 acres.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedGoogle Project Tembo — HUB-1 office CUP · Laramie County, Wyomingcapcity.news · Sep 10, 2026
    “The Laramie County Planning Commission meets Sept. 10, 2026 (Garrett Grochowski, Cap City News) CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Laramie County Planning Commission approved Google’s conditional use permit request for a two-story office building to go alongside its planned 700-acre data center project Thursday.”

Planned power capacity: 2,700 MW.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

News reporting links Meta to this project.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Site size: 3,500 acres.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Estimated investment: $17 billion.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source
  • ReportedGoogle Project Tembo — HUB-1 office CUP · Laramie County, Wyomingcapcity.news · Sep 10, 2026
    ““All of those investments represent a $17 billion investment that we’re about to make in this community, and we’re super excited about doing that,” Eric Murray, Google’s land acquisition and development lead, told a crowded room of Laramie County residents at a meeting in the Metropolitan Downtown on Wednesday night.”

Site size: 960 acres.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Building size: 715,000 square feet.

1 piece of evidence · first noted Sep 17, 2026

Reported· Single source

Sources

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2 documents from 2 sources.