Wyoming governor backs AI data center development with executive order

Mark Gordon signed the order as the state looks to draw advanced computing and broader technology investment while weighing energy use, jobs and resource management.

Summary

Wyoming moved to support AI data center development after Governor Mark Gordon signed an executive order aimed at making the state more attractive to advanced computing and technology investment. The initiative could bolster economic growth, energy innovation and job creation while balancing resource management, signaling a policy push to compete for infrastructure tied to artificial intelligence, a sector that typically requires large-scale data center capacity and significant power resources.

Terms & Concepts
  • AI data center: Facility built to power AI computing workloads