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The Data Center Divide

Converse County

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Converse County rescinded a policy for designating industrial parks, but officials said it lacked authority without zoning and no applications had been filed. The change does not set data-center rules, so its practical effect appears minimal.

current law · County measure
Adopted on May 19, 2026, this resolution rescinded Resolution 05-26 and declared the county's industrial-park fast-track policy to be of no further force or effect.Converse County Resolution 07-26 (2026)

What this means

The measure rescinds a county policy for designating industrial parks, but officials said the county lacked authority to use it without zoning and no applications had been filed (the county could not act on the resolution). It does not set data center rules or directly change how data centers can be built or operated, so its practical effect appears minimal.

People behind it

  • Moved to approve Resolution No. 07-26 rescinding Resolution No. 05-26.

  • Seconded the motion to approve Resolution No. 07-26.

  • Read the resolution into the record and signed it as Vice Chairman of the Board of Commissioners.

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  • Attested and executed the resolution as Converse County Clerk.

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  • Rescinds Resolution 05-26, eliminating Converse County’s process and criteria for designating industrial parks for an industrial-siting exemption.

  • Provides that industrial zones may instead need to be designated and reviewed under county regulations adopted under W.S. §§ 18-5-301 through 18-5-319, which require public notice and input from the Planning and Zoning Commission and Board of County Commissioners.

  • States that an industrial-siting exemption mechanism is unavailable in Converse County because applicable Industrial Siting Commission rules require counties to have zoning regulations, while Converse County does not have zoning.

Sources

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repealed · County measure
Adopted on April 21, 2026, this resolution created a county process for designating an industrial park that could have enabled qualifying facilities, including proposed data centers, to seek exemption from Wyoming Industrial Siting Act certification.Converse County Resolution 05-26 (2026)

What this means

The county rescinded its process for designating industrial parks to support a state industrial-siting exemption, removing a possible approval pathway for large projects (the original resolution was rescinded). But the process was not specific to data centers, and the sources describe no ban or new operating rules, so the practical effect on data centers appears minor.

People behind it

  • Moved to approve Resolution 07-26, which rescinded Resolution 05-26.

  • Seconded the motion to approve Resolution 07-26.

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