Gov. Freudenthal: Data centers eye Wyoming – He wants to use $14.5M left over from flooding costs to recruit businesses

Because two mega data centers are actively considering locating in Wyoming, Gov. Dave Freudenthal wants to spend $14.5 million to attract these "highly sought after projects."

In a letter to the Joint Appropriations Committee, Freudenthal formally recommended using leftover money set aside at the end of the last biennium to deal with costs of flooding in Fremont County and elsewhere.

"We’re in a good position to attract these facilities because of our resources like abundant, low-cost power and the Wyoming climate with its low humidity and low temperatures, but that’s just not enough," Freudenthal wrote. "This funding will make Wyoming more competitive and improve our position as we compete to recruit mega-data centers to the state."

By JOAN BARRON – Star-Tribune

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