Data Center View - November 9, 2026 - Google plans $17B Wyoming campus and acquires Crusoe site

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NEWS ROUNDUP

DEVELOPMENT: Google plans $17B data center campus in Laramie County, Wyoming, and acquires Crusoe site. Google plans to invest $17 billion over the long term in its first Wyoming campus, working with Tallgrass Energy, Black Hills Energy, AEP and Related Digital on the site and power infrastructure. The company also acquired Crusoe’s Laramie County campus site. Crusoe CEO Chase Lochmiller said its preconstruction work has prepared the site for construction and eventual operation. The energy plan includes 702MW of Bloom fuel cells contracted through AEP, with carbon capture, plus gas generation. Google has not disclosed the campus’s total IT capacity.

LEASING: Riot signs 910MW Anthropic lease for Corsicana campus in Texas. Riot Platforms signed a powered-land and infrastructure lease with Anthropic for an expected 910MW of critical IT capacity. Delivery is planned in three phases: 400MW from June through September 2027, 200MW from December 2027 through January 2028, and 310MW in July 2028. The term runs through 15 years after the final phase begins, with two five-year renewal options. Base rent starts at $130 per kilowatt per month and rises 3% annually. Riot will build and maintain the power infrastructure, while Anthropic pays electricity and site operating costs. Riot’s reimbursement of modular data center costs, up to $4 million per MW, is subject to financing.

ACQUISITION: WhiteFiber buys two North Carolina sites for $60M. WhiteFiber’s Enovum Data Centers subsidiary acquired two industrial sites in Yadkin County for $60 million in cash. The NC-2 and NC-3 properties span about 120 acres and include roughly 500,000 SF of warehouse space for conversion. WhiteFiber expects at least 60MW of initial combined gross utility capacity, with potential to reach 200MW within seven years, subject to power availability and confirmation. Initial service is targeted for late 2027, subject to development conditions. CEO Sam Tabar said the priority is to convert demand into long-term contracts before developing capacity.

POWER: Invitium and QTS outline 2GW power deal in Salem Township, Pennsylvania. Invitium, the joint venture owned 51% by PPL and backed by Blackstone Infrastructure, agreed to nonbinding commercial terms with QTS for approximately 2GW of generation. The proposed supply includes two combined-cycle gas plants, fuel cells and battery storage, with an initial 20-year term and five-year renewal options. Fuel cells and batteries could begin operating in 2029; the gas plants are expected in 2032 and 2033. PPL CEO Vincent Sorgi said the agreement advances the venture’s data center strategy. QTS signed a separate cost-reimbursement agreement covering specified development costs if approval conditions are not met.

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