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Nov 5, 2026

Google announces $17 billion Wyoming data center investment

Google will invest $17 billion to build its first data center in Wyoming, pushing ahead with major AI infrastructure spending even as political resistance to data centers grows following Democratic midterm victories.

Nov 5, 2026·2 sources

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▪Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Texas, Georgia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania campaigned on data center restrictions, with Gina Hinojosa winning the Texas governor's race after pledging a data center moratorium
▪American Electric Power Co. planned a $4 billion investment last month to support Google's Wyoming data center project
▪In the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterm elections, voters passed data center restrictions in 40 out of 41 local ballot measures nationwide, according to Ballotpedia

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