AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant
702 MW AI data center in Cheyenne, WY, United States: announced.
- Capacity: 702 MW
- Location: Cheyenne, WY, United States
- Developer: American Electric Power
- Tenant: Google
- Status: announced
- Estimated cost: $4B
AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant is a 702 MW AI data center project located in Cheyenne, WY, United States, currently announced. It is being built by American Electric Power for tenant Google. The estimated build cost is $4B. This project is one of thousands of data-center facilities tracked by Data Center Index across WY, United States, covering operational, under-construction, announced, and permitted sites.
Project description
AEP's Oct 14, 2026 release: a 702 MW Bloom Energy fuel cell generation project near Cheyenne, about $4B, 20-year PPA with Google, construction starting 2026, fully operational by end of 2028. Checked this session against the release.
Public companies linked to AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant
Developers, tenants, and suppliers tracked by Data Center Index with exposure to this project:
- American Electric Power (AEP), developer · energy
- Alphabet (GOOGL), tenant · hyperscaler
- Bloom Energy (BE), energy supplier · energy · high DC exposure
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Frequently asked questions
- What is AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant?
- AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant is a power generation asset feeding AI data center demand in Cheyenne, Wyoming tracked by Data Center Index. Its status is announced.
- Where is AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant?
- AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant is in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Every tracked Wyoming campus, with counts and capacity, is at https://datacenterindex.ai/markets/wyoming.
- How big is AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant?
- Data Center Index tracks AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant at 702 MW, on an estimated $4B build. The developer or the press states that capacity, in a source dated October 14, 2026. This entry is a power generation asset, not a data center hall.
- Who is building AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant?
- American Electric Power is developing AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant, with Google named as the tenant.
- When will AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant come online?
- The next building at AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant is expected online 2028. That date is the first building going live, not the full build-out.
- Which public companies are linked to AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant?
- Data Center Index links 3 tracked public companies to AEP Cheyenne Fuel Cell Plant: American Electric Power (AEP), Alphabet (GOOGL), Bloom Energy (BE). Each is a developer, tenant or supplier with a sourced link to the project.
Sources
- AEP Advances Innovative Energy Solution for Google with 702MW of Bloom Fuel Cells (prnewswire.com · press · 2026-10-14)