Black Hills plans $1.8 billion investment to power Google’s data center

Black Hills Corp said on Tuesday it signed agreements to power a proposed Google data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and plans to spend $1.8 billion from 2027 to 2029 on new generation capacity, as tech firms race to secure electricity for power-hungry AI data centers.

* Black Hills said it will build 564 megawatts (MW) of new generation capacity for the Cheyenne project

* The project is expected to draw on a 2.7-gigawatt (GW) resource mix, including reserve margins, with power deliveries set to begin in late 2027 and peak load expected in 2030