INDEPENDENT PUBLIC RECORDS / SOUTHEAST WYOMING
Proposed projects, with the records behind them.
What’s proposed near you, what has actually been decided, and when you can weigh in.
October 7 meeting completed. We are checking the final action and adopted text. This was a countywide rules hearing, not a Site Layer 4 permit hearing.
PROJECT / PLATTE COUNTY
Site Layer 4
A proposed data center and energy campus near Wheatland. What is proposed, what has been decided, and what remains unresolved.
APPLICANT MAP / PROJECT AREA
Applicant Figure 3: red outline is the application project area; dashed outline is a context buffer. Neither is the construction footprint.
WHERE THINGS STAND / CHECKED OCT 7, 2026
Where things stand
Reported · Rezoning approval was reported September 2. Final signed conditions have not been verified; rezoning does not authorize construction.
CHECKING FINAL ACTION · The October 7 countywide rules meeting has taken place. The recording is available; final action and adopted text are being checked.
Unresolved · The state review path; reviewed records show early coordination only.
Applicant says · About 1,000 MW of gas generation from three turbines.
Water & wells →
Applicant water statements and questions still unresolved.
How to take part →
Participation routes and what each process can decide.
Original records →
Applications, maps, agency correspondence and filings.
PROJECTS / ALSO PROPOSED
More development, same region
We track what is proposed, where each project stands, and what comes next.
Project Tembo · Redesign under county review
Redesign under county review The county identifies a renamed Google data-center campus south of Cheyenne and a separate Tallgrass power hub.
Last · Office complex permit approval reported September 10; official decision record not yet reviewed.
Next · County says the data-center redesign will be processed administratively, without a public hearing; no date announced.
Horse Creek · Design unconfirmed
Design unconfirmed Black Hills Energy is considering gas generation and battery storage in Laramie County.
Last · Resident-run community facts reviewed August 19, 2026.
Next · Resident-hosted community meeting October 13, 6 p.m. This is not an official proceeding.
Chugwater Energy · State siting permit granted
State siting permit granted NextEra’s planned wind, solar and battery project east of Chugwater in Platte County; construction status not verified here.
Last · Wyoming Industrial Siting Council permit granted March 3, 2026.
Next · No date on record.
REGIONAL MAP / APPROXIMATE
Approximate project locations appear here when the map loads. The project list remains available beside it.
Survey sections are general areas, not project footprints. Horse Creek uses a community-source address; Chugwater Energy is a general area only. Map checked October 7, 2026.
Location sources: Platte County · Laramie County · Horse Creek community source · Wyoming DEQ
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ABOUT / STATE 44
Wyoming became the 44th state July 10, 1890.
State 44 is an independent, resident-run record. It does not support or oppose any project.
