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Sheridan’s cool climate makes it a real HOT spot for data centers.

Big data centers. Really big. Okay, maybe not yottabytes of data big but then who is? The who’s who of large scale data centers and supercomputing operations who call Wyoming home really drive home the point: Wyoming is an optimal location.

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Major Data Center Businesses Who’s taking advantage of these unique Wyoming benefits?

Some of the country’s most high-profile, robust data centric companies, including:• Microsoft• NCAR Wyoming

Supercomputing Center• EchoStar• Green House Data• Mountain West

Technology Network• Wyoming Technology

Business Center• Ptolemy Data Systems

Wind & Ambient AirNational Renewable Energy Laboratories (NREL) ranks Wyoming as superb for Wind Resource Potential. Wyoming is one of the most favorable locations for wind power development in the country.

WYOMING WIND RANKINGS

• 8th – Wind Potential

• 10th – Current Wind Energy Production (1300 MW)

Wyoming is an ideal state for: • Unique Purpose Data Centers• Corporate Data Centers• Colocation/Managed Services Sites• Large Back-up or Recovery Sites• Mass Data Storage Sites

(Google, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon)

• Public & Private Cloud Sites• Federal Government Data Centers

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Key data for your data centerWyoming has a strong, low-cost-of-doing-business story. Because on top of very low electricity costs – 28% below the national average (across all sectors) – and no-to-low taxes, Wyoming’s ambient air has sufficient cooling capabilities to reduce power consumption and related cooling costs even more. In other words, the cooler climate is tantamount to free cooling.

1st Lowest Electrical Prices per Million BTU (Source: Beacon Hill Institute, 2010)

Why Wyoming?Cool ambient air = Free cooling Access to multiple long haul fiber routesLow cost, abundant, redundant, reliable power sources

TelecommunicationsThere are nine telecommunication providers near I-80 and throughout the rest of the state. Nearly 80% of the housing units in the state of Wyoming have broadband access through telco, cable, or wireless providers; nearly 100% of homes have broadband access via satellite.

• Numerous long haul fiber routes

• Most major communications carriers pass through Wyoming today

• According to Federal Communication Commission data, Wyoming residents and businesses have adopted broadband services at a faster rate than other states over the last five years

WaterThere are approximately 778 municipal water systems and 200 wastewater treatment systems in the state. Many industrial users have one supply for potable water and another for non-potable water. While pumping water is a regular operational cost, the low price of electricity helps keep that cost minimal.Source: Wyoming Rural Water Association. http://www.warws.com/aboutus.htmAccess to water

Natural disaster risk Low disaster risk Wyoming is relatively bullet-proof when it comes to usual threats such as earthquakes and tornadoes. Our central location keeps the state safe and your business up and running.

Wyoming: High Rankings

Utilities

Climate Profile: closer to the clouds is cooler for business.Wyoming’s climate, characteristically cool and dry, is much more comfortable than the national average. On average, Wyoming claims the lowest number of cooling days (more days below 85 degrees) in the region, and at an average altitude of 6,000 feet, the temperature in Wyoming rarely exceeds 100 degrees F. For most of the state mean maximum temperatures in July range between 85 and 95 degrees F.

By Matthew Ericson, Joe Burgess and Bill Marsh/The New York Times

Sources: Sperling’s Best Places; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (tornado map); University of Miami (hurricane map); U.S. Geological Survey (earthquake map)

Source: Wyoming Broadband Gap Analysis - Resource Data CostQwest Associates, Inc., June 2008

• 1st Business Tax Climate Index (Source: Tax Foundation 2013)

• 1st Best Performing State Economy (Source: The Atlantic, 2010)

• 2nd Best Run State in America (Source: 24/7 Wall Street, 2012)

• 2nd Lowest Business Failure Rate (Source: Dun & Bradstreet, 2011)

• 3rd, Pro-Business States (Source: Pollina Corporate Real Estate, 2012)

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“DatacentersareanaturalfitforWyoming.Ithasalowcostofpowerandthelowestcostofbandwidthinthenation,byfar.” Kevin Schaff, CEO and founder of Thought Equity.

#1 in the U.S. in percentage of people 25 years and older who have a high school diploma or higher (92.3%) US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010

23.6 percent of Wyoming residents (25 years or older) hold a bachelor’s degree.American Community Survey, 2010

Low cost labor

Education In Wyoming, the labor force isn’t simply growing, it’s composed of the kind of high-tech workers you want. Because in addition to the highly-skilled, data center savvy workforce that is in place with area employers, the University of Wyoming and Wyoming’s Community College system combine to create even more high-tech talent in the area. These schools provide valuable research and training resources as well.

Incentives & SitesWyoming’s business-friendly climate, which includes numerous State funded incentive programs like the Industrial Development Revenue Bonds and Wyoming Partnership Challenge Loan Program, is designed to help get your business up and running without a lot of restrictions and hoops to jump through. Plentiful site options make the process that much easier.

Sites & Available PropertiesWyoming is full of flat, wide-open spaces perfectly suited for large site operations; and flat sites allow for berms and buffer zones.

Wyoming has available sites and buildings across the state, ranging from shovel-ready industrial parks with hundreds of available acres, to shell buildings and existing industrial buildings. For the most current inventory, please visit: www.wyomingsites.com.

“Wyomingisaperfectfitfordatacenters.Wehaveabundant,affordableenergy.Ournaturallycoolclimatedecreasescostsfordatacentersandwehaveredundantfiberoptics.” Wyoming Governor, Matt Mead.Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2011

Occupation Wyoming United States

Computer and Information Systems Managers (11-3021) $39.99 $60.41

Computer and Mathematical Occupations (15-0000) $27.53 $37.85

Computer Systems Analyst (15-1121) $31.47 $39.58

Database Administrators (15-1141) $32.60 $37.19

Network and Computer Systems Administrators (15-1142)

$28.63 $35.71

Computer Support Specialists (15-1150) $22.37 $24.91

Information Security Analysts, Web Developers, and Computer Network Architects (15-1179)

$29.78 $39.27

All Occupations (00-0000) $20.44 $21.74

WYOMING DATA CENTER WAGE COMPARISONS (MEAN HOURLY WAGE)

FAVORABLE TAX CLIMATEState Income Tax Inventory TaxLow Sales Tax (4 Percent State Wide)

Low Property Tax

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WyoRECs is a partnership formed in 2013 between the Wyoming Business Council and Powder River Energy Corporation (PRECorp) to offer discounted renewable energy credits (RECs) to companies interested in taking advantage of green energy to power their growing Wyoming operations.

WyoRECs Renewable Energy Credit Discount Program

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Sheridan’s cool climate makes it a real HOT spot for data centers.

Data Center Incentives


Managed Data Center Cost Reduction Grant Program www.wyomingbusiness.org/program/ managed-data-center-cost-reduction-grant-/3438 Is a $2.25 Million maximum grant that can be used to reimburse accrued utility expenses for power or broadband over 3 years. In exchange for providing these reductions in costs, the applicant (a Wyoming city, county, joint powers board) shall contract with the business to receive direct benefits and indirect economic development benefits including a specific amount of capital investment from business, specific minimum payroll created by the business, the provision of discounted IT services.

The grant amount is based on how much capital investment and payroll the business will realize over five years. For each grant amount, the business must create a match of at least 125% of the grant amount in payroll and capital expenditure with the caveat that 50% of the match will be in payroll creation. Payroll must be greater than 150% of the county’s median wage.

Data Center Sales Tax ExemptionThis requires a $5 Million investment in capital infrastructure (building, walls, engineering, dirt work, etc) in a Wyoming location in addition to a $2 Million or larger investment in data center equipment (servers, peripheral equipment and data center containers) and software purchases. If these thresholds are met the sales tax burden on the qualifying computer equipment is exempt. This exemption can be applied if the data center invests $2M in equipment a calendar year in the future.In 2011, the Wyoming State Legislature added another tier requiring a $50 Million capital infrastructure level. This tier also requires the $2 Million in data center equipment purchases. At this tier the qualifying exempt equipment also includes uninterruptable power supplies (UPS), back-up power generation, specialized heating and air conditioning equipment and air quality control equipment.

Data Center Infrastructure Grant Funds In 2011, the Wyoming Legislature approved a $15,000,000 appropriation to assist Wyoming cities, towns and counties to build necessary public infrastructure for the recruitment and operation of data centers.

Data Center Permit Exemption A mega-data center project, which exceeds $178.3 Million in capital investment, would be exempt from the requirement of applying for an Industrial Siting Permit through the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality. This presents a cost savings of approximately $500,000 associated with permit application preparation, wildlife studies, economic analyses, public meetings, permit hearings, attorney fees, etc.

Jay Stender Executive Director | Forward Sheridan1981 Double Eagle Dr. Unit A | Sheridan, WY, 82801 | [email protected]

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