Twelve-Month Data Center Moratorium
Summary
The city is weighing a one-year pause on new data centers after explosive growth since 2021 — ten operating, five under construction, nine announced. Residents cited water, power-grid strain, noise, health and transparency concerns; unions, businesses and utilities argued jobs and investment are at stake. The moratorium failed 1-8 but the debate will clearly continue.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 26, 2026.
Impact analysis
Data center revenues reportedly fund nine firefighter positions and the new CSO; a moratorium could chill hundreds of millions in investment.
If built, workers, local trades and city services benefit; if paused, nearby residents gain time for answers.
Both sides claim harm: residents fear health, water and property-value impacts; workers fear losing home-based careers.
Mentions & discussions (13)
Cheyenne City Councilman Says Petition Won’t Stop Data Center Project
Cheyenne City Councilman Says Petition Won’t Stop Data Center Project KGAB
City Council votes down proposed 12-month data center moratorium
City Council votes down proposed 12-month data center moratorium Wyoming Tribune Eagle
No pause on data centers for Cheyenne
No pause on data centers for Cheyenne Wyoming Public Media
Cheyenne rejects moratorium on data centers
Cheyenne rejects moratorium on data centers WyoFile
Cheyenne City Council rejects data center moratorium
Cheyenne City Council rejects data center moratorium Cap City News
City Council Meeting - May 26, 2026
The city is weighing a one-year pause on new data centers after explosive growth since 2021 — ten operating, five under construction, nine announced. Residents cited water, power-grid strain, noise, health and transparency concerns; unions, businesses and utilities argued jobs and investment are at stake. The moratorium failed 1-8 but the debate will clearly continue.
Committee makes no recommendation on data center moratorium; public comment split
Committee makes no recommendation on data center moratorium; public comment split WyomingNews.com
Cheyenne City Council considers pause on new data centers
Cheyenne City Council considers pause on new data centers wyomingnewsnow.tv
Cheyenne City Council considers pause on new data centers
Cheyenne City Council considers pause on new data centers wyomingnewsnow.tv
City Council Meeting - May 11, 2026
Council Member Moody's ordinance would pause data center construction or conversions for 12 months. It got its first reading only — public discussion happens at the Public Services Committee next Monday, then before the full council in two weeks.
Some Cheyenne residents push for moratorium on data center projects
Some Cheyenne residents push for moratorium on data center projects WyomingNews.com
Mayor: Data center water use in Cheyenne is far below city supply, other local industries
Mayor: Data center water use in Cheyenne is far below city supply, other local industries WyomingNews.com
City Council - Apr 27, 2026
Residents pressed the city on how many data centers Cheyenne can absorb — roughly 12 operating, 5 under construction — and whether closed-loop cooling really protects wells and the aquifer during drought. The mayor defended the city's closed-loop and state tariff requirements.
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