Google pushes ahead with plans for $17 billion Wyoming data center despite US midterms dashing support for AI across the US
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A $17 billion, 702 MW fuel-cell-backed campus with carbon capture in Wyoming says AI hyperscale is now locked into energy and industrial policy, not just cloud budgets. If you’re planning serious AI workloads, power mix, local politics, and community concessions now sit alongside GPU pricing in your site-selection model.
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