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Cox Ranch Data Center

Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming · All 5 Skybox Datacenters sites

ProposedContestedRecord updated October 17, 2026

Cox Ranch Data Center is a proposed data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming (Laramie County), operated by Skybox Datacenters / ViaWest Group. The public record puts it at 1,260 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
Skybox Datacenters / ViaWest Group
Facility type
Data center
Location
Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY
Coordinates
41.1450, -104.9200 (approximate)
Power capacity
Not established from a public source
Land
1,260 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
Not established from a public source
Utility
Black Hills Energy
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. September 28, 2026
    Proposed
    Cheyenne City Council annexed the roughly 1,260-acre Cox Ranch and rezoned it from agricultural to business park on third reading (8-2). The end user has not been disclosed. Source: Cowboy State Daily

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Cox Ranch Data Center in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The council approved annexation 8-2 after a six-hour meeting.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

The council approved annexation 8-2 after a six-hour meeting. Residents objected on transparency, traffic, wildlife and a mausoleum on the property. Councilmen Wolfe and Moody voted no.

Source: Cowboy State Daily

Power and water

The developers say they will pay the full cost of extending electrical, water and sewer infrastructure, and that Black Hills Energy has made this legally binding.

Closed-loop rather than evaporative cooling. Each facility is expected to use 600,000 gallons a year or less, mainly for fire suppression. Water and sewer service would come from the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities.

Notes on the record

West of Roundtop Road near Happy Jack Road and the North Range Business Park. The concept plan shows two to three data center buildings, with construction expected to take 5-7 years. The coordinates are approximate, placed from the described location and the Cheyenne LEADS map pin.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Power capacity in megawatts
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
Which document closes each gap
Power capacity in megawatts
The utility's large load service agreement, the interconnection request in the grid operator's queue, or the electrical site plan in the permit file.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.

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Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the Cox Ranch Data Center in Cheyenne?

Yes. Cox Ranch Data Center in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. The council approved annexation 8-2 after a six-hour meeting.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the Cox Ranch Data Center?

No lawsuit over Cox Ranch Data Center appears in the record we track as of October 17, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does Cox Ranch Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for Cox Ranch Data Center is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates Cox Ranch Data Center, and how big is it?

Skybox Datacenters / ViaWest Group is the operator on record. We hold 5 sites for that company across the registry. No capacity figure is on record for this site. The site is recorded at 1260 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "Cox Ranch Data Center," updated October 17, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/skybox-viawest-cox-ranch-cheyenne-wy.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.1 (October 4, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/skybox-viawest-cox-ranch-cheyenne-wy, retrieved October 29, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Data Center Critics Angry As Cheyenne Council OKs Another Data Center Annexation · Cowboy State Daily · retrieved October 17, 2026
  2. 2.Cox Ranch data center developers outline project commitments at council work session · Wyoming Tribune Eagle · retrieved October 17, 2026
  3. 3.Cheyenne LEADS Data Center Locations map (updated Aug 4, 2026): Planned S. ViaWest/SkyBox - Happy Jack · Cheyenne LEADS · retrieved October 17, 2026

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