NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center
Cheyenne, Laramie County, WY
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research operates NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center in Cheyenne, WY. Reported capacity is 4 MW. University Corporation for Atmospheric Research operates this data center at 8120 Veta Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009. It opened in 2012, covers 153,000 square feet and has 4 MW of IT capacity.
- 4 MWPlanned capacity
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under construction
- Operational
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Records and documentation
- Cheyenne LEADS — NCAR supercomputer announcement / North Range Business ParkLocal economic-development entity page confirming the site; not a formal government approval record.Download
- NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center — Final Environmental Assessment (NSF, March 2010)Federal (NSF) environmental assessment for the siting at North Range Business Park, Cheyenne -- closest official project-specific document found. No Laramie County/City of Cheyenne zoning record could be located; likely predates the county's digitized agenda archive (facility built 2010-2012).Download
Site details
- County
- Laramie County, WY
- Capacity
- 4 MW
- Address
- Cheyenne, WY
- Stage
Size: not on file
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