Companies propose data centers and advanced tech, offer millions of dollars to commissioners in bids for Spaeth Ranch

Three bidders presented plans to Campbell County commissioners for the county-owned 5,000-acre Spaeth Ranch southeast of Gillette. CSW Development offered $15 million for an energy park anchored by a data center; Peabody Energy proposed $13 million for an energy and technology park. Range Sustain Grange bid $10.5 million, proposing to preserve ranching while exploring an agricultural and technology campus. All three plans include data centers.