Governor Approves Gas Turbine for Cheyenne Power Hub

More power is coming to Cheyenne. Governor Gordon has been working on it. But it's not for the general public. This is more about keeping new power demand off the public's utility bills.

Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power Americas, Inc. have announced the delivery location for the first two M501JAC gas turbines that will support Phase 1 of Tallgrass’ Cheyenne Power Hub in southeast Wyoming.

These natural gas turbines will provide approximately 1,150 megawatts (MW) of site-ready power fueled by natural gas supplied through Tallgrass' Rockies Express Pipeline, leveraging the region's existing energy infrastructure.

Let's have a look at the price and the purpose.

The price exceeds $7 billion for the company and is expected to create over 100 long-term local jobs at the Cheyenne Power Hub.

The purpose is to deliver dedicated, on-site power to a large-scale data center within the Switchgrass Industrial Park.

The idea is to minimize community impacts to avoid strain on the existing electricity grid, so local ratepayers will not see increased utility prices.

This will also be one of the largest operating, permanent carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects in the United States.

Installation is expected to begin as early as July.

“I am proud to join Tallgrass and Mitsubishi in Tokyo for this important announcement for Wyoming,” said Gov. Mark Gordon. “Today’s energy projects involve companies from around the world. This project is an example of a company that works with Wyoming and the community to wisely use our natural gas to limit the cost to Wyoming ratepayers. This is also an example of how international energy projects bolster domestic expertise. Wyoming has the energy, the space, and the workforce to help power the next generation of American innovation.”