谷歌公司将投资170亿美元在怀俄明州建设数据中心，正式为该项目标价，此前两天美国选民在人工智能项目大规模开发问题上表达了普遍不满。
Inc.’s Google will spend $17 billion to build a data center in Wyoming, formally putting a price tag on the proposal two days after voters across the US delivered a broad rebuke to the development of such massive projects for artificial intelligence work.
据Ballotpedia统计，在周二举行的美国中期选举中，选民在41项地方投票议题中有40项支持限制数据中心。在德克萨斯州，民主党人吉娜·希诺霍萨承诺暂停建设数据中心后赢得了州长竞选。佐治亚州、俄亥俄州和宾夕法尼亚州的民主党州长候选人也承诺对这些项目实行更严格的监管。
Voters in Tuesday’s US midterm elections sided with limits on data centers in 40 of 41 local ballot measures, according to Ballotpedia. In Texas, Democrat Gina Hinojosa won the governor’s race after promising a data center moratorium. Successful Democratic candidates for governor in Georgia, Ohio and Pennsylvania also campaigned on stricter regulations of these projects.
谷歌周四在一篇博客文章中表示，该位于怀俄明州拉勒米县的设施将是其在该州的首个数据中心。该公司表示将承担数据中心使用的所有电力费用。上个月，美国电力公司（American Electric Power Co.）表示计划投资40亿美元用于该项目，该项目将部分依赖与Bloom Energy Corp.合作建设的702兆瓦天然气燃料电池装置供电，并将采用空气冷却以限制用水。
Google said Thursday in a blog post that the facility in Laramie County, Wyoming, will be its first in the state. The company said it will pay for all the power the data center uses. Last month, American Electric Power Co. said it planned to invest $4 billion in the project, which will draw electricity in part from a 702-megawatt natural gas fuel cell development built with Bloom Energy Corp. fuel cells, and will be air-cooled to limit water use.
这项交易反映出科技公司对Bloom燃料电池日益增长的兴趣，因为它们正寻求为耗能巨大的人工智能系统提供电力。天然气涡轮机已积压订单数年，而核能项目则可能需要十年或更长时间才能获得许可和建设。Bloom表示，其燃料电池可在短短90天内安装。
The deal reflects growing interest from technology companies in Bloom’s fuel cells as they look to provide power for energy-hungry AI systems. Natural gas turbines are back-ordered for years, and nuclear projects can take a decade or more to permit and build. Bloom says its fuel cells can be installed in as little as 90 days.
谷歌还表示，预计将产生数亿美元的地方财产税，并将与其合作伙伴成立一个社区委员会，以解决夏延市（Cheyenne）的增长担忧。
Google also said it expects to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in local property taxes and will form a Community Council with its partners to address growth concerns in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
据知情人士透露，彭博社6月报道称，数据中心开发商Crusoe在谷歌就成本和时间表提出担忧后，已被该项目排除在外。此前一直致力于为该项目争取电力供应协议的能源公司Black Hills Corp.表示，公司将继续推进项目，但不再与Crusoe合作。谷歌周四宣布，已将Black Hills Energy列为怀俄明州项目的合作伙伴。
Bloomberg reported in June that data center developer Crusoe had been pushed aside at the site after Google raised concerns about the costs and timetable, according to people familiar with the situation. Energy utility Black Hills Corp., which had been working to line up agreements to power the project, said it was moving forward without Crusoe. Google on Thursday named Black Hills Energy as a partner in the Wyoming project.
Crusoe最初于2025年7月宣布了怀俄明州项目，并与黑石集团支持的基础设施公司Tallgrass一同宣布。当时，Crusoe首席执行官Chase Lochmiller表示，该综合体最终将能够扩展到10吉瓦。谷歌在宣布中将Tallgrass Energy列为合作伙伴。一吉瓦的电力足以同时为75万户美国家庭供电。
Crusoe initially announced the Wyoming project in July 2025, alongside the Blackstone Inc.-backed infrastructure firm Tallgrass. At the time, Crusoe Chief Executive Officer Chase Lochmiller said the complex would eventually be capable of scaling up to 10 gigawatts. Tallgrass Energy was named a partner in Google’s announcement. A gigawatt of electricity is enough to power 750,000 US homes at any one time.