Wyoming’s AI Data Center Boom: Powering Progress or Threatening Energy Sovereignty?

The city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, is on the brink of hosting an artificial intelligence data center so vast that its initial energy consumption alone would outstrip every home in the entire state combined. With plans to scale up to five times that size, this project promises to reshape Wyoming’s energy landscape — but not without significant concerns for American interests.Is This Scale of Energy Use Sustainable for America’s Future?Mayor Patrick Collins enthusiastically called the project a "game changer," highlighting Wyoming’s cool climate and abundant, inexpensive electricity as ideal conditions for such an operation. Yet when a single data center demands...