State approves Bronco substation for Microsoft’s Cheyenne data center campus
The roughly $39 million project is targeted for service in Q2 2027, and the application says Microsoft pays for it.
Laramie Basin Intelligence
Changes we found in the public record across Wyoming and Northern Colorado, each with the docket you can check yourself.
The roughly $39 million project is targeted for service in Q2 2027, and the application says Microsoft pays for it.
The roughly $11.93 million project went on the state commission’s July 30 agenda; we haven’t found the minutes showing the outcome.
Black Hills asked for action by October 1 on the roughly $11.93 million Diamond Road Substation, and no approval is posted.
WDEQ’s July application lists 552 MW of added gas generation. Black Hills’ October agreement with Google describes 564 MW at the same site. Hearing set for Nov 9.
The agreements, effective Sept 30, include 564 MW of new company-owned gas generation at Cheyenne Prairie. Initial service targeted for late 2027.
A September application to the Wyoming PSC covers a new substation and 115/230 kV lines. No approval, final route or energization date yet.