Prometheus Hyperscale has proposed a $68.3 million package for Uinta County and Evanston, but it is not yet a funded commitment. At a recent Uinta County Commission meeting, the developer said the proposed agreement would take effect only if it signs a lease with the still-unnamed data-center tenant and the tenant approves definitive documents, according to Wyoming News.
That condition is central to understanding the headline amount: the proposal describes what communities could receive if the project moves forward under those terms, not money already available to spend. The proposed agreement would be between Prometheus and the nonprofit Uinta County Economic Development Corporation.
A permanent fund, plus specified projects
The largest proposed contribution is a one-time $60 million for a permanent community endowment. Under the terms reported by Wyoming News, the economic development corporation would hold and administer the fund, investing it for the benefit of present and future residents rather than spending down the principal. The proposal also encourages further voluntary contributions after the data center begins operating, but does not require them.
A second tier sets out another $8.3 million for named purposes: $1.5 million for the Evanston Youth Club, $100,000 for the Uinta County Senior Center, and $700,000 for Uinta County BOCES No. 1 for technical and near-term financial assistance. The BOCES allocation would require a separate program agreement. The proposal also includes $5 million toward a Bridger Valley community center and a 50% match for public-safety infrastructure, up to $1 million. Individual tier-two contributions would require program agreements within 90 days after the overall agreement takes effect, Wyoming News reported.
The committee involved in developing the proposal identified the senior center, youth club and data-center-related workforce training as priorities, according to the local report. Those priorities describe the committee’s judgment about possible community benefits; they do not resolve whether the tenant will sign or whether the proposed contributions will become operative.
How the proposal compares with other approaches
The proposal is one model of a community benefit: a large, conditional financial commitment centered on a long-term fund and designated local projects. A different approach appeared in Racine County, Wisconsin. Racine County Eye reported on Jan. 13, 2026, that Microsoft’s Community First strategy for data-center communities addressed electricity, water, jobs, taxes and skills, with Racine County presented as its first full-scale example. That company strategy is a broader framework, not a permanent endowment like the one proposed in Uinta County.
Data-center development also raises questions beyond community donations, including who pays for the infrastructure needed to serve large electricity users. On Jan. 23, 2025, Georgia’s Public Service Commission approved a Georgia Power rule allowing new customers using more than 100 megawatts to be charged for site-specific and upstream power-infrastructure costs as construction progresses, according to the Georgia Public Service Commission. That rule applies in Georgia; it does not set requirements for this Wyoming proposal or establish its power costs.
For Uinta County, the immediate question remains whether Prometheus and its prospective tenant complete the documents needed to activate the agreement. Until then, the $60 million endowment and the additional project-specific amounts remain proposed benefits, not delivered funds.
