Wyoming is a leader in energy and energy technology. For decades, we have powered the nation and answered the call when America needed reliable, essential resources.
Opinion
For generations, the people of this state have mined minerals, produced energy, worked the land and built the infrastructure that has helped fuel the nation. We did it across long distances, through harsh winters and in places where success demanded ingenuity, resilience and neighbors being willing to work together. Wyoming developed its own approach to progress — practical, independent and grounded in respect for the land, private property and local communities. Wyoming isn’t just a place to build. It’s where we work, raise our families, know our neighbors and plan to be for generations.
Today, America once again needs Wyoming to answer the call as our economy and national security become increasingly dependent on technology and growing energy needs. Data centers are becoming essential infrastructure, powering communications, commerce, scientific research, critical services and national defense. Where these facilities are built and how they are powered matter to America’s economic strength and national security.
Wyoming’s abundant energy resources, available land, skilled workforce and experience with major industrial development make us ideal for tech facilities. Data centers require reliable power, creating opportunities for new generation, transmission, storage and energy innovation. They generate market expansions for Wyoming coal, natural gas, uranium, wind and critical minerals while bringing traditional industries and emerging technologies together.
But Wyoming’s experience has also taught us that how we build matters just as much as what we build.
Wyoming Driven Innovation supports data centers designed and built the “Wyoming Way,” with clear expectations, responsible investment, honest communication and lasting benefits for the people who live here and have a stake in Wyoming’s future. We know how to build things that last, while caring for our natural resources and ensuring that neighbors are heard.
We stand for development done the “Wyoming Way,” investing in infrastructure, stewarding our natural resources, respecting private property rights and working with local communities. Wyoming families and existing utility customers should not be left holding the bill for costs created by new data centers.
Our natural resources are critical to our way of life. We defend and fight for our water. We know the value of every drop. Data center developers must pursue efficient, responsible solutions that make growth possible while respecting the state’s water resources, local conditions and existing users.
Wyoming was built by people who value independence and understand the responsibilities that come with it. Property owners should retain the right to make decisions about their land while working to be good neighbors and respecting surrounding properties. Private property rights aren’t an afterthought here. They are part of who we are.
Decisions made in Cheyenne or in a boardroom hundreds of miles away cannot replace local knowledge. Data center developers should show up here and answer questions. They should engage with communities through robust local and state processes. Local voices must be part of shaping local development.
This is also an opportunity to create long-term value that endures long after construction ends. That means commitments tailored to specific communities, quality jobs, tax revenue, workforce training, opportunities for Wyoming businesses and new reasons for our young people to build their futures here.
This is the opportunity before us, to connect Wyoming’s energy heritage with America’s digital future. Done the “Wyoming Way,” data centers can strengthen the industries that have sustained our state, expand opportunities for our communities and help protect the infrastructure on which our nation increasingly depends.
For generations, Wyoming has powered America. With Wyoming values leading the way, we’re ready to power what comes next.
