Meta Cheyenne

Operating + expandingEst.AI campusCampusLaramie County, Wyoming

Meta Cheyenne is an operating + expanding ai campus in Wyoming. Operated or owned by Meta; used by Meta. Current power: 182 MW (estimated). Planned capacity: 249 MW (estimated). Verification: verified operating. 12 cited sources.

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Last verified against sources: Oct 12, 2026

Newest dated evidence: Sep 11, 2026

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Datacenter Source. “Meta Cheyenne.” /facilities/meta-cheyenne-laramie-county-wy. Data as of 2026-10-12. Accessed 2026-10-12.

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@misc{datacentersource_meta_cheyenne_laramie_county_wy_2026,
  title = {{Meta Cheyenne}},
  author = {{Datacenter Source}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{/facilities/meta-cheyenne-laramie-county-wy}},
  note = {Data as of 2026-10-12; accessed 2026-10-12. Compiled from cited sources, including OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0)},
}

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Current facility power

182 MW[1]

Est.Likelyestimated

Planned capacity

249 MW[1]

Est.Likelyestimated

Building footprint

635,300 sq ft[6]

Est.Likelyderived

Buildings (planned)

4[1]

Est.Likelyderived

Capital cost / investment

$5.8B[1]

Est.Likelyestimated

First operational

Jul 25, 2026[1]

Est.Likelyderived

POWER & GRID

Time-to-power · verification · interconnection

Time to power

Remaining capacity: H1 2027 – H2 2028

Medium confidencewindow, not a prediction

Project verification

Verified operating

Operation documented by satellite imagery.

Current stage

Operational

Furthest stage with documented evidence

Utility · ISO

Black Hills Energy · None (non-RTO region)

Substation: On-site substation

Power reality

Announced

249 MW[1]

Research estimate of planned capacity (no company figure found)

Interconnection request

No record

Contracted / approved

No record

Under construction

67 MW[1]

Buildings 3–4 under construction (satellite-tracked phases)

Operational

182 MW[1]

Estimated from buildings observed operational

⚠ No public interconnection record for this load — None (non-RTO region) does not publish large-load requests.
⚠ No permit record linked to this site yet.

AI evidence brief

Summarizes only the evidence on this page. Answers citing anything else are rejected automatically.

How the time-to-power window was estimated

Evidence used

Current stage: Operational (furthest stage with documented evidence)[1]
Stated date: Next projected milestone: 2027-02-15 (modeled/speculative)[1]
Required: 249 MW

Assumptions

From “Under construction”, large loads have typically taken 0.5–2 more years to first power (editorial range; see Methodology).
The window is a range of plausible outcomes under these assumptions, not a forecast. It moves as new filings, queue updates or imagery arrive.

Window: H1 2027 – H2 2028

Project verification

Development

Announcedimplied by a later stage
Land acquiredimplied by a later stage
Planning / zoningimplied by a later stage
Permittingimplied by a later stage

Grid interconnection

Interconnection application
Feasibility study
System impact study
Facilities study
Interconnection agreement / service contract

Build & energization

Financing
Under constructionApr 1, 2024
Model estimate · Satellite imagery
- Apr 1, 2024 · Reported status: under construction[1]
- Apr 1, 2024 · Construction start[1]
- Apr 1, 2024 · Land clearing begins.[1]
- Jul 25, 2026 · Reported status: expanding[1]
EnergizationJul 25, 2026
Satellite imagery
- Jul 25, 2026 · Both buildings estimated to be operational.[1]
OperationalJul 25, 2026
Satellite imagery
- Jul 25, 2026 · Both buildings estimated to be operational.[1]

● documented · ◌ implied by a later stage · ○ no evidence found. Dates are those of the earliest dated evidence, which can be later than when a stage actually began. Evidence classes: Model estimate, Satellite imagery.

Grid path

facility
Meta Cheyenne
→
substation
On-site substation[1][6]
Satellite imageryLikely
2 substation outlines traced inside the campus on satellite imagery; OSM maps Unnamed substation 0.07 km away
→
transmission
Cheyenne to 230=Terry Ranch Road & 115=Rockford[6]
Proximity onlyUnverified
Highest-voltage line mapped within 2 km (0.9 km away). Not confirmed as the supply path.
→
utility
Black Hills Energy[2]
DocumentedConfirmed
Named in a source
→
ISO / RTO
None (non-RTO region)[4]
Service territoryLikely
Balancing authority: WACM

Substation capacity:: not published
Required upgrades:: not yet sourced
Congestion:: not yet sourced (no nodal price data)

Dashed boxes are based on proximity only and do not establish which asset serves the site.

Interconnection records

No interconnection-queue record is linked to this site. Of the ISOs we ingest, only NYISO publishes large-load requests; PJM, ERCOT, MISO, SPP and CAISO queues list generation only.

On-site & dedicated generation

No on-site, behind-the-meter or dedicated generation found in sources.

LOCAL IMPACT

Water · generation · incentives · regulation · rates

Water & cooling1

0 million gal/day[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Mar 22, 2026.Mar 22, 2026modeled water use
Epoch AI's modeled estimate at the latest observed milestone, in million gallons per day. Not a permit or metered figure.

On-site generation & air permits

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for on-site generation or an air permit for this site. Know one? Add a source

Incentives

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for tax abatements, PILOTs or other incentives for this project. Know one? Add a source

Regulatory events

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for hearings, rezonings, permits or commission proceedings. Know one? Add a source

Utility & rates

Not yet collected: we haven't found a source for a large-load tariff or commission docket for Black Hills Energy. Know one? Add a source

Location & imagery

Mapped outline

Coordinates: 41.07935, -104.82283
Address: Cheyenne, WY 82007, USA[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likely
County: Laramie County

Photographs

No openly licensed ground-level photos matched to this site yet.

Ownership, operation & customers

1. Property owner of record
Not identified
2. Owner / developer
Meta[1]
3. Operator
Not identified
4. Tenant / cloud
Not identified
5. End customer / workload
Meta[1]

Power supply

Utility:

Black Hills Energy[2]

Each link is sourced separately. The property owner of record is often a special-purpose entity; the same company appearing in two roles is shown only when sources say so.

All parties with evidence

Owner: Meta[1]Confirmed
End user: Meta[1]Confirmed
Utility: Black Hills Energy[2]Confirmed
“Meta / Data Center Cheyenne, WY ▪ $800 million data center project.” Listed by EEI under this member utility.

Power (all fields)

Current facility power: 182 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated
Estimated total facility power (IT plus cooling and overhead) at the latest observed milestone.
Current IT capacity: 152 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated
Estimated IT load currently online, based on buildings observed operational.
Planned capacity: 249 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated
Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-02-15); not necessarily full build-out.
Estimated annual consumption: 1,116 GWh/yr[3]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Speculativeestimated
182 MW × 8,760 h × 70% utilization.

Capacity figures are nameplate or contracted; annual consumption is a labeled model estimate, not metered data.

Grid & electricity

ISO / RTO: None (non-RTO region)[4]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Outside all ISO/RTO footprints; balancing authority shown separately.
Balancing authority: WACM[5]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.Likelyderived
Control area of the containing utility territory.
Nearest mapped substation: Unnamed substation (115 kV)[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Nearest substation mapped in OpenStreetMap; proximity does not establish which substation serves the site.
Distance to substation: 0.1 km[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage line nearby: 230 kV[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Sep 28, 2026.Likelyderived
Highest-voltage transmission line mapped within 2 km.
State avg. industrial price: 8.62¢/kWh[8]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Wyoming statewide average, July 2026.
State avg. commercial price: 10.26¢/kWh[8]ConfirmedBacked by a filing, deed, permit, interconnection-queue record, or a government or utility record. As of Jul 2026.Confirmed
Wyoming statewide average, July 2026.
Generation within 50 km: 1.46 GW[9]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jan 1, 202502.Confirmedderived
10 EIA-reported plants within 50 km.
Generation queued in county: 980 MW[7]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Confirmedderived
3 active generation interconnection requests in Laramie County: Wind 650 MW, Hybrid 330 MW. Queued projects often don't get built.
Interconnection status: Not yet sourced
Contracted / committed power: Not yet sourced

Nearby infrastructure	Type	Distance	Voltage / capacity	Source
115 kV line	Transmission line	0.08 km	115 kV	[6]
Cheyenne to 230=Terry Ranch Road & 115=Rockford · Western Area Power Administration	Transmission line	0.9 km	230 kV	[6]
South Cheyenne Solar · Southern Power Co	Power plant (Solar)	7 km	150 MW	[9]
Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station · Black Hills Service Company LLC	Power plant (Natural Gas)	9.9 km	131 MW	[9]
Corriedale Wind Energy · Black Hills Service Company LLC	Power plant (Wind)	14 km	53 MW	[9]
Roundhouse Renewable Energy II · Roundhouse Renewable Energy II, LLC	Power plant (Wind)	14.7 km	106 MW	[9]
Silver Sage Windpower · Duke Energy Renewables Services	Power plant (Wind)	17.8 km	42 MW	[9]
Roundhouse Wind Energy Project · Roundhouse Renewable Energy, LLC	Power plant (Wind)	23.9 km	226 MW	[9]
Bison Solar LLC · Bison Solar LLC	Power plant (Solar)	28.7 km	30 MW	[9]
Rawhide · Platte River Power Authority	Power plant (Natural Gas)	29.5 km	668 MW	[9]
Unnamed substation	Substation	0.07 km	115 kV	[6]
Unnamed substation	Substation	0.55 km	115 kV	[6]
Unnamed substation	Substation	1.96 km	115 kV	[6]
Unnamed substation	Substation	2.89 km	—	[6]

Largest queued generation in this county	Fuel	Queue status	MW	Source
GI-TC-2024-16 at Ault-Laramie River Station 345 LineSPP GI-TC-2024-16	Wind	IA signed · proposed 2029-06	400 MW	[7]
GI-CS-2025-04 at Ault LRS 345 LineSPP GI-CS-2025-04	Hybrid	In study · proposed 2029-11	330 MW	[7]
GI-TC-2024-15 at Big Bear 345 Switching StationSPP GI-TC-2024-15	Wind	IA signed · proposed 2029-09	250 MW	[7]

Utility, ISO and nearby assets are derived from the site's location. Proximity to a substation or line doesn't establish the interconnection; that needs a utility filing or interconnection-queue record. Queue requests are applications, not commitments — most never reach operation.

Construction & permitting

Announced
—
Land acquired
—
Permitting
—
Construction start
Apr 1, 2024[1]
First operational
Jul 25, 2026[1]
Expected completion
Feb 15, 2027[1]
Projected

Planned capacity: 249 MW[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated
Projected facility power at the last tracked milestone (2027-02-15); not necessarily full build-out.
Buildings (planned): 4[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyderived
Count of building outlines traced on satellite imagery.
Buildings operational: 2[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated

Phase	Status	Added MW	Completed / expected	Source
Buildings 1–2	operational	182 MW	Jul 25, 2026	[1]
Buildings 3–4	under construction	67 MW	Feb 15, 2027 (projected)	[1]

Real estate

Official assessments

Assessor's value for a tax year

None sourced yet

Recorded transactions

Sale prices from recorded deeds

None sourced yet

Model estimates

Our model — not an appraisal

None sourced yet

Capital cost / investment: $5.8B[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated
Modeled total capital cost (2025 USD) of capacity currently operational, incl. compute hardware.
Annual property tax: Not yet sourced

No county parcel or assessor records linked yet. County records are currently ingested for Loudoun County, VA and Maricopa County, AZ.

Size

Building footprint: 635,300 sq ft[6]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Oct 12, 2026.Likelyderived
Sum of 2 building outlines mapped in OpenStreetMap within this campus.
Floor area: Not yet sourced

Compute

Chip types: B300[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Confirmed
Compute (H100-equivalents): 172,800[1]Est.Modeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure. As of Jul 25, 2026.Likelyestimated

What changed (last 3 years)

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Buildings operational
0Apr 1, 2024[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→2Jul 25, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.
Status
Under constructionApr 1, 2024[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.→Operating + expandingJul 25, 2026[1]EstimatedModeled, measured from satellite imagery, inferred from community mapping, or computed by this site. Not a disclosed figure.

Timeline

Construction start: Apr 1, 2024[1]

First operational: Jul 25, 2026[1]

Apr 1, 2024[1]
Land clearing begins.
Jan 30, 2025[1]
Structure for Building 1 and 2 under construction.
Mar 22, 2026[1]
Building 1 shell and cooling looks complete, Building 2 roof almost complete.
Jul 25, 2026182 MW facility power· 2 buildings operational[1]
Both buildings estimated to be operational.
Feb 15, 2027Projected249 MW facility power· 4 buildings operational[1]
Buildings 3 and 4 are similar in style and size to the ones seen at the Prometheus site, we estimate their operability based on that timeline.

All claims (provenance audit)

Field	Value	Source	Confidence	As of	Status
Name	Meta Cheyenne	[1]	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2024-04-01	Superseded / alternative
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2025-01-30	Superseded / alternative
Status	Under construction	[1] derived	Likely	2026-03-22	Superseded / alternative
Status	Operating + expanding	[1] derived	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Facility type	AI campus	[1] derived	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Address	Cheyenne, WY 82007, USA	[1]	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Owner	MetaOwner: Meta	[1]	Confirmed	2026-07-25	Shown
End users	MetaUsers: Meta	[1]	Confirmed	2026-07-25	Shown
Utility	Black Hills Energy	[2]	Confirmed	2026-09-11	Shown
Current facility power	182 MW	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Current IT capacity	152 MW	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Planned capacity	249 MW	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Estimated annual consumption	1,116 GWh/yr	[3] estimated	Speculative	2026-10-12	Shown
ISO / RTO	None (non-RTO region)	[4] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Balancing authority	WACM	[5] derived	Likely	—	Shown
Nearest mapped substation	Unnamed substation (115 kV)way/1493658682	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Distance to substation	0.1 km	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Highest-voltage line nearby	230 kV	[6] derived	Likely	2026-09-28	Shown
Generation queued in county	980 MW	[7] derived	Confirmed	2026-10-12	Shown
State avg. industrial price	8.62¢/kWh	[8]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
State avg. commercial price	10.26¢/kWh	[8]	Confirmed	2026-07	Shown
Generation within 50 km	1.46 GW	[9] derived	Confirmed	202502	Shown
Buildings (planned)	4	[1] derived	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Buildings operational	2	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2024-04-01	Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2025-01-30	Superseded / alternative
Buildings operational	0	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-03-22	Superseded / alternative
Building footprint	635,300 sq ftway/1485867768 way/1485867769	[6] derived	Likely	2026-10-12	Shown
Capital cost / investment	$5.8B	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Compute (H100-equivalents)	172,800	[1] estimated	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Chip types	B300	[1]	Confirmed	2026-07-25	Shown
Construction start	Apr 1, 2024	[1] derived	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
First operational	Jul 25, 2026	[1] derived	Likely	2026-07-25	Shown
Expected completion	Feb 15, 2027	[1] estimated	Speculative	2026-07-25	Shown

Sources

[1]
AI data centers (Frontier Data Centers Hub)
Epoch AI · retrieved 2026-10-12 · CC BY 4.0
[2]
Large Load Projects and Tariffs (September 2026)
Edison Electric Institute · published 2026-09-11 · retrieved 2026-09-28
[3]
Annual energy estimate
Datacenter Source (this site)
[4]
Independent System Operators (HIFLD)
DHS HIFLD (via PNNL ArcGIS) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[5]
Electric Retail Service Territories (HIFLD, from EIA-861)
DHS HIFLD / U.S. EIA (via Esri Living Atlas) · retrieved 2026-09-28 · Public domain
[6]
OpenStreetMap — features tagged telecom=data_center or building=data_center
OpenStreetMap contributors · retrieved 2026-10-12 · ODbL 1.0
[7]
SPP Generation Interconnection Active Requests
Southwest Power Pool · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public
[8]
Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A — Average price of electricity to ultimate customers by state (July 2026)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[9]
Power Plants in the U.S. (EIA-860)
U.S. Energy Information Administration · retrieved 2026-10-12 · Public domain
[10]
Meta Introduction to the Cheyenne Project
Meta
[11]
Fortis Construction announcement
fortisconstruction.com
[12]
Press announcement suggesting a 2027 operational date
cheyenneleads.org

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