Episode

AI data centers and the West

Podcast
Open Spaces
Published
Oct 31, 2025
Duration seconds
2995
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https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/podcast/open-spaces-podcast/2025-10-31/ai-data-centers-and-the-west
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Summary

Today’s show is all about data centers. We’re airing a series of stories from our partners at the Mountain West News Bureau, focused on this topic. We’ll dive into concerns about future water supplies and why one company thinks a remote cattle ranch near Evanston is an ideal spot for a data center. Then we’ll zoom out and hear from our reporters. The Trump administration is looking to coal to meet the daunting power demand for AI, but there's concern about a bubble around the AI industry and what would happen if that bubble popped. Plus, we’ll hear from the vice president of a data center being built in Cheyenne. Those stories and more.