Black Hills 签约 为谷歌拟建夏延 18 亿美元数据中心供电
据 GlobeNewswire 报道，Black Hills 公司 10 月 6 日宣布，已签署最终协议，为谷歌拟建的怀俄明州夏延（Cheyenne）数据中心供电。该项目投资达 18 亿美元，用电需求最高可达 2.7 吉瓦，是今年宣布的最大公用事业—数据中心协议之一。
根据协议，Black Hills 旗下怀俄明电力公司将为谷歌设施供电，并将新建发电与输电基础设施以满足巨大需求。公司表示，项目结构设计将确保现有用户不承担数据中心的成本。
谷歌夏延数据中心是这家科技巨头在全美数十亿美元 AI 基础设施布局的一部分。怀俄明州以低廉的能源成本和友好的营商环境吸引数据中心落户，但这些项目也引发了关于用水与电网负荷的争论。
建设时间表与设施完整规格尚未披露。州监管机构将对公用事业协议进行审查。
（来源：GlobeNewswire、Black Hills 公司）
Black Hills Signs Deal to Power Google's Planned $1.8 Billion Cheyenne Data Center
Black Hills Corp. announced on October 6 that it has signed definitive agreements to power Google's planned data center in Cheyenne, Wyoming, a $1.8 billion investment that would draw up to 2.7 gigawatts of electricity, GlobeNewswire reported. The deal is one of the largest utility-data center agreements announced this year.
Under the agreements, Black Hills' Wyoming electric utility will supply power to the Google facility, with new generation and transmission infrastructure to be built to meet the massive demand. The company said the project will be structured to protect existing customers from bearing the data center's costs.
Google's Cheyenne data center is part of the tech giant's multibillion-dollar buildout of AI infrastructure across the United States. Wyoming officials have courted data centers with low energy costs and a business-friendly climate, though the projects have sparked debate over water use and grid strain.
Construction timelines and the facility's full specifications have not been disclosed. State regulators will review the utility agreements.
(Source: GlobeNewswire, Black Hills Corp.)
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