Nothing reported in Unincorporated Albany County yet
Who decides here: the Albany County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.
Local votes and rules
📜 Data center rules · Albany County
County planners proposed defining data centers in the zoning rules, banning them in the commercial zone, and requiring a conditional use permit in the industrial zone. A hearing was set for April 8, 2026. We could not confirm a final vote. In August the county planning director still said data centers were allowed by right in commercial and industrial zones.
What you can do
- Get told first.
We'll email you if anything changes in Unincorporated Albany County. - Go to county meetings.
Anyone can speak. Big projects usually need a public hearing. - Ask questions in writing.
Use our checklist.
🔔 Get told first
⚡ Your electric company
Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Albany County: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Carbon Power & Light, Inc. (not available) or Wheatland Rural Electric Assn, Inc. (not available) or Pacificorp (company).
Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Wyoming.