Prometheus pulls plug on Natrona County data center
CASPER (WNE) — After months of uncertainty over what a massive hyperscale data center could mean for the Casper area, the proposal is coming to an end. Developer Prometheus Hyperscale is walking away from plans to build in Natrona and Converse counties, the company’s president confirmed Wednesday.
Prometheus is no longer pursuing a data center project in either county, President Trevor Neilson told the Star-Tribune in an email.
"We are thrilled with our progress in Evanston with Uinta County and believe other additional locations in Wyoming offer a clearer path to permitting and community support," Neilson wrote.
Neilson did not immediately return a phone call requesting further comment.
In late June, Neilson told the Star-Tribune that Prometheus hoped to build its 1.25-gigawatt data center, worker housing camp and natural gas generators entirely in Natrona County, shifting away from earlier consideration of Converse County.
By September, company representatives were touting the project’s potential economic impact: 150 permanent jobs and an estimated $80 million to $115 million in annual property tax revenue for Natrona County. The projection offered a potentially significant boost to county coffers, which have come under pressure from recent property tax relief measures.
As recently as early October, county commissioners and the Natrona County Planning and Zoning Commission were still waiting for Prometheus to formally apply for approval of its proposed 940-acre development at Falls Ranch, near the Natrona-Converse county line.
Prometheus' exit is unfortunate, but there are other developers eyeing property in Natrona County that local economic development agency Advance Casper is aware of, its CEO Justin Farley told the Star-Tribune in reaction to the news.
"We're certainly disappointed, but we're still open for business as far as the county is concerned," Farley said.
This story was published on Oct. 28, 2026.
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