Black Hills Corp. Signs 22-Year Deal to Power Google Data Center in Wyoming
Black Hills Corp. will supply electricity to a planned Google data center in Cheyenne under agreements running through 2048.
Black Hills Corp. has executed long-term contracts to provide utility service to a Google data center planned for Cheyenne, Wyoming, the South Dakota-based energy company announced Tuesday. The agreements, which took effect Sept. 30, 2026, carry terms extending through 2048, committing the utility to more than two decades of service.
The deal encompasses two distinct legal instruments: a Large Power Contract Services Agreement and a Generation Facilities Agreement. Together, the contracts formalize Black Hills' role as the primary electricity provider for the tech giant's forthcoming Wyoming facility, reflecting the scale of power infrastructure commitments that large data centers now require from regional utilities.
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Cheyenne has increasingly attracted data center investment in recent years, driven by factors including available land, a relatively cool climate that reduces cooling costs, and access to transmission infrastructure. A long-term arrangement of this length signals substantial capital commitment on both sides, as utilities typically must plan and build generation or transmission assets years in advance to meet large industrial load requirements.
Black Hills Corp. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker BKH and provides electric and natural gas service across portions of the Mountain West and Great Plains. The Google data center agreement represents a significant commercial development for the utility as technology companies continue to expand their physical infrastructure footprints across the American interior.
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