Project Tembo (formerly Project Jade)

Under Construction

Google / Tallgrass Energy · Laramie County, WY

Maintained and reviewed by Malachi Rein, LEED AP BD+CDataset version 2026-09-14

Project Tembo (formerly Project Jade) by Google / Tallgrass Energy in Laramie County, WY is planned at 1.8 GW and about $50 billion, and is under construction, with a 2028 target as of September 2026. It ranks 19th of 54 tracked US mega projects by planned capacity, 1.6% of the 109.2 GW national total. The capacity figure is developer disclosed; the investment figure is press reported. Confidence is medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus. It is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Wyoming.

Planned capacity

1.8 GW

Developer disclosed

Announced investment

$50 billion

Press reported

Status

Under construction

As of September 2026

Target year

2028

First load or full build per source

Where the figures come from

Capacity basis: Developer disclosed
Investment basis: Press reported
Confidence: Medium: one figure is reported, estimated, or scoped differently than the campus.
Counted in headline totals: Yes. The investment figure is not developer-stated campus cost, so it is listed as announced rather than comparable spend.
Primary source: Cowboy State Daily, July 2026
Last verified: September 2026, dataset version 2026-09-14. Re-checked at every data refresh.

Basis and confidence definitions are in the directory methodology.

What is known

Wyoming's largest data center, near Cheyenne. Google was revealed as the owner in July 2026 after Crusoe exited in spring 2026; Tallgrass remains the power partner with about 2.7 GW of on-site generation. Site work began in 2026, first building early 2028, full build by 2031, scalable to 10 GW. The $50B figure predates Crusoe's exit.

Location

Site: Laramie County, WY
Coordinates: 41.14, -104.82
State directory: Data centers in Wyoming (23 verified facilities)

Other tracked projects in Wyoming

This is the only mega project Malachi.Energy tracks in Wyoming.

Cite this record

Rein, Malachi (2026). Project Tembo (formerly Project Jade) (Laramie County, WY). In US Data Center Directory, dataset version 2026-09-14. Malachi.Energy. https://malachi.energy/data-centers/projects/crusoe-project-jade

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  title = {Project Tembo (formerly Project Jade) (Laramie County, WY)},
  howpublished = {US Data Center Directory, Malachi.Energy},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Dataset version 2026-09-14. Capacity basis: Developer disclosed. Investment basis: Press reported.},
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Figures are planned capacity and announced investment from public filings and reporting, not delivered power or audited spend. Capacity basis: developer disclosed. Investment basis: press reported. Dataset version 2026-09-14. Maintained by Malachi Rein for Malachi.Energy.