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Data center campus · South Cheyenne, west of South Greeley Highway and south of West College Drive, near Apple Street and York Avenue, Laramie County, Wyoming

Orchard Hills data center

Approved as of Oct. 12, 2026

A two-building data center campus Trammell Crow Company proposed on 162 acres in south Cheyenne next to the Meta campus, approved by the City Council in October 2026 after the Planning Commission recommended denial. Also known as: Orchard Hills annexation, Orchard Valley.

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PowerNot statedNot reported in the records found
Site162acres

Who is behind it

ProjectOrchard Hills data centerAlso: Orchard Hills annexation, Orchard Valley
Developer and teamTrammell Crow Company
End userNot identified

The record, newest first

  1. The council approved all four items on third reading after a motion to send the matter back to committee failed 8-1; the developer offered a community benefits package including a greenway extension and water and road work for the neighboring subdivision. (Wyoming Tribune Eagle via Wyoming News Exchange (Gillette News Record), Oct. 16, 2026; Cowboy State Daily, Sept. 29, 2026)

  2. The council's Public Services Committee recommended approving the annexation and light-industrial zoning and a resolution overruling the Planning Commission, and postponed the land-use map amendment to match the annexation timing. (Wyoming Tribune Eagle via Wyoming News Exchange (Buffalo Bulletin), Sept. 22, 2026)

  3. The Planning Commission unanimously denied both the land-use map change (mixed-use residential to mixed-use employment) and the rezoning from agricultural to light industrial, after staff found four of eight review criteria unmet, citing the city's housing shortage and a new school about half a mile away. (Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Sept. 9, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Contested: residents raised low-frequency noise near schools; the Planning Commission recommended denial before the council approved.
  • The final-vote date (Oct. 12) comes from the scheduled date in Cowboy State Daily and the Tribune Eagle's report of a Monday vote published Oct. 16.
  • Cheyenne LEADS lists a planned site called 'Orchard Valley'; the Tribune Eagle says the project adjoins the Orchard Valley residential area, so this is likely the same site, but not confirmed.
  • Coordinates approximate, from reported cross streets.

The full record

Status note
The City Council gave final approval to the annexation, light-industrial zoning and land-use map change on Oct. 12, 2026, overruling the Planning Commission's Sept. 8 denial.
Power note
No power figure has been reported.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
50 MW or more (tracker scope)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.