data centers

Non-residential construction jobs are up, partly due to new data centers. But the number of people opting to enter the workforce is decreasing.

Topics included how to transition off of coal and how to respond to the AI data center boom.

Federal and Wyoming leaders look to widen tap from Meta and Microsoft.

Kootenai County, Idaho paused data center development to pass regulations to protect water resources and require a public process.

But critics say the Trump administration’s request does little to hold big tech companies accountable

Wyoming lawmakers are thinking about future sources of electricity demand – and how it’ll be transmitted – in two bills. Both call on the Wyoming Energy Authority, a six-year old state entity that’s met previous criticism.

Tribes could lease land or sell power — and it might be a way to diversify some tribal economies

The power grid across Western states is under growing strain. Now, a new report argues the region’s governments and utilities need to work together to keep the lights on and costs down.

South Dakota lawmakers will soon consider a bill which would offer companies tax incentives for data center development. Locally, rural residents worry such projects could drastically change the identity of their small communities.

Project Jade could eventually use the same amount of electricity as produced by 10 nuclear power plants, boosting Wyoming’s energy industry while challenging efforts to limit emissions and stressing water supplies.