Detailed evidence checks: all 59 entries

The complete matrix preserves each evidence status, responsible body, milestone, payer, next step and source. Start with the six-topic summary.

General rules · project evidence · proposed safeguards

Safeguard checks and evidence

This scorecard separates general rules from project commitments and proposals. A filed document is not an adopted rule; an adopted rule is not proof of a signed agreement; a signed agreement is not proof that security has been posted and remains available. “Not established” means the reviewed records do not answer the question, not that the protection does not exist.

Evidence labels: General rule; recommendation/proposal; reported action; applicant statement; discussed; project evidence unresolved; proposed request. “Executed” and “security verified” should be used only when the actual instruments and evidence support them.

Requested policy standard: The parties creating additional demand should fund its attributable costs, with commitments secured before exposure arises and enforceable through the appropriate legal vehicle. This is a proposal, not a finding that every requested obligation is already law.

Reading the table: “D” identifies a documented payer rule or commitment; “P” identifies the requested payer. “Unresolved” never assigns a default bill to residents. Proposed timing is explicitly marked. BOCC means the Board of County Commissioners; SUP means Special Use Permit. Each row was last checked 2026-09-20, within the source/search boundaries recorded in the dated source reviews. Source dates may be earlier.

Water

11 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
W01 — Water needs and nearby-well mapping	General application rule. Industrial applications require quantified proposed needs and nearby habitation/well mapping; this is not a binding use cap.	Details & sources for W01 Vehicle / responsible body Existing industrial application rules / county Deadline or prerequisite milestone Applicable application review Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant supplies application information; no mitigation funding proved. P: developer funds additional review where authorized. Next step Obtain complete project report and well map; distinguish map radius from setback. Sources; checked C7 §7.05.050(A)(e); COUNTY-032; 2026-09-20
W02 — Annual withdrawal limits by phase/full buildout	Applicant estimates; binding limit unresolved. Less than 15 and no more than 800 acre-feet annually have unreconciled scopes.	Details & sources for W02 Vehicle / responsible body Water permits/supply instruments; authorized SUP or agreement / State Engineer, supplier, county within authority Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: settle before relevant SUP decision and water use; no project date verified Documented versus proposed payer D: no executed cap/funding instrument established. P: developer funds water budget and compliance. Next step Reconcile all components, counties, phases, source rights, and meter boundaries; adopt lawful maximums. Sources; checked W1 p. 1; C13 §2.6 p. 34; WATER-001–003,007; 2026-09-20
W03 — Consumptive-use cap	Proposed request. Withdrawal, delivered supply, and consumption are different quantities.	Details & sources for W03 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized water/land-use instrument / State Engineer and relevant approving body Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before water-dependent approval/operation Documented versus proposed payer D: no project obligation verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Define a complete water balance, losses/returns, accounting period, and enforceable limit. Sources; checked WATER-009; W1; C13 p. 34; 2026-09-20
W04 — Cooling design	Applicant statement. Closed-loop cooling is described, not proved as a binding final design or zero-water operation.	Details & sources for W04 Vehicle / responsible body Design documents and applicable permits / applicant and permitting bodies Deadline or prerequisite milestone Design review, before construction Documented versus proposed payer D: no final compliance cost agreement verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Verify initial fill, makeup, heat rejection, discharge, and permit incorporation. Sources; checked W1 p. 1; C13 §2.6; WATER-008; 2026-09-20
W05 — Dry/air cooling, reuse, and cooling-source restrictions	Proposed request. Require feasible low-water alternatives and consider restrictions on fresh groundwater/potable cooling supply.	Details & sources for W05 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized permits and supply contracts / relevant agencies, supplier, county within authority Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: feasibility review before design approval Documented versus proposed payer D: no such project requirement verified. P: developer funds evaluation and selected design. Next step Compare feasible alternatives; verify authority and supply rights before imposing restrictions. Sources; checked WATER-008,015; L41; evaluation water bullet 2; 2026-09-20
W06 — Independent hydrologic baseline	Discussed; detailed program proposed. Project mandate/funding unresolved.	Details & sources for W06 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized study agreement/condition / county, independent hydrologist, State Engineer as applicable Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before pumping or construction affects baseline Documented versus proposed payer D: no escrow verified. P: developer, with independent selection and oversight. Next step Specify seasonal baseline, reference wells, access, methods, and funding. Sources; checked COUNTY-032; WATER-010; C5 ~1:51:47–1:55; 2026-09-20
W07 — Public well/aquifer monitoring	Discussed; detailed program proposed. No project network or public reporting duty verified.	Details & sources for W07 Vehicle / responsible body Monitoring/access agreements and applicable permits / regulator and independent reviewer Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: establish with baseline; continue through operation/recovery Documented versus proposed payer D: no secured funding verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Define locations, frequency, calibration, publication, access consent, and privacy treatment. Sources; checked WATER-011,014; COUNTY-022,032; 2026-09-20
W08 — Bonded well mitigation	Proposed request; execution/security unresolved. Drawdown alone is not a determination of legal injury.	Details & sources for W08 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized mitigation agreement / developer, affected beneficiaries, regulator within authority Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: security before pumping; interim supply on defined trigger Documented versus proposed payer D: no project guarantee verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Define baseline/causation, prompt interim supply, lowering/deepening/replacement remedies, dispute review, and draw rights. Sources; checked WATER-012; L41 §41-3-933; 2026-09-20
W09 — Drought curtailment and household/agricultural protection	Proposed request. A county contract cannot reorder nonparty state water rights.	Details & sources for W09 Vehicle / responsible body Lawful project/supplier commitments and state administration / operator, supplier, State Engineer Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: drought plan before operation; defined indicators trigger reductions Documented versus proposed payer D: no project commitment verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Seek project-first reductions protecting essential household/agricultural supply within lawful rights and priority rules. Sources; checked WATER-013; L41; 2026-09-20
W10 — Metering and full-cost water infrastructure/service	Proposed request; project pricing and meters unresolved.	Details & sources for W10 Vehicle / responsible body Supply/rate agreements and permits / provider, operator, relevant regulator Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before delivery/pumping; periodic audit Documented versus proposed payer D: supplier terms/cost allocation unverified. P: developer funds attributable capital, operating, replacement, and emergency costs. Next step Verify meters, rates, infrastructure obligations, cost study, security, and lawful rate authority. Sources; checked WATER-014–015; C13 §2.6; 2026-09-20
W11 — ISA-linked State Engineer supply review	Conditional statutory requirement; project trigger unresolved. Applies to permit/application-waiver applicants whose facility requires ≥800 acre-feet of Wyoming waters annually.	Details & sources for W11 Vehicle / responsible body W.S. §35-12-108 / State Engineer, Industrial Siting Council Deadline or prerequisite milestone Statutory process after acceptable analysis; no Site Layer 4 notice/date established Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant-funded review under §108. P: developer funds any additional lawful independent study. Next step Verify required use and legal route; track published written-comment period. Separate hearing is discretionary. Sources; checked L35 §108 pp. 784–785; WATER-004–006; 2026-09-20

Electricity, generation, and storage

11 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
E01 — Wholesale economic/planning framework	General tariff accepted subject to condition. Protects defined wholesale interests; does not guarantee unchanged retail bills.	Details & sources for E01 Vehicle / responsible body HILT / Tri-State, utility member, FERC Deadline or prerequisite milestone Covered-load evaluation before tariff service readiness Documented versus proposed payer D: wholesale obligations on member; customer recovery not established. P: attributable customer costs recovered from customer. Next step Establish applicability, requested grid load, forecasts, and evaluation results. Sources; checked E1 ¶¶64–68; E3 §§2.13,5.10; ENERGY-008–012,017; 2026-09-20
E02 — September compliance revisions	Filed, not verified subsequently accepted. No later acceptance order in the September 20 search of ER26-1929 filings dated September 9–20, without a subdocket restriction.	Details & sources for E02 Vehicle / responsible body ER26-1929-002 / FERC Deadline or prerequisite milestone Published deadline in Take action; both identified erratum bodies read and concern other dockets Documented versus proposed payer D: no Site Layer 4 payer/security established by filing. P: none created by this comment process. Next step Refresh the docket before filing/publication; evaluate §§3.6/5.3.1 against the August order. Sources; checked E1 ¶¶80–82; E2; E4 pp. 8–9; E5; EERR1; EERR2; 2026-09-20
E03 — Signed service/customer agreements	Project evidence unresolved. General participation sequence requires member–customer contract and member–Tri-State HILA; Tri-State countersigns after successful evaluation.	Details & sources for E03 Vehicle / responsible body MCHIL and HILA / customer, serving member, Tri-State Deadline or prerequisite milestone Tariff participation/evaluation milestones; service readiness separately required Documented versus proposed payer D: member is wholesale obligor; customer’s share requires its contract. P: developer/customer bears attributable costs. Next step Obtain actual parties, signatures, exhibits, dates, amendments, evaluation, and Serve Ready Notice. Conforming HILA need not be publicly filed. Sources; checked E3 §§5.3–5.6, Appendix A §§3–4; ENERGY-013–014,021,025; 2026-09-20
E04 — Facilities and transmission cost rule	General requirement. FCA/security for specified directly assigned facilities/upgrades; SPP Attachment AX exception and mutually agreed timing variation exist.	Details & sources for E04 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable OATT and FCA / member, Tri-State, transmission provider, FERC Deadline or prerequisite milestone Ordinarily before OATT study agreement unless mutually agreed; executed FCA filed within 15 Business Days of receipt Documented versus proposed payer D: member under §6.2; actual customer pass-through unresolved. P: project customer funds attributable costs within lawful allocation. Next step Verify itemized costs, exceptions, receipt date, FCA filing, and timing agreement. Sources; checked E3 §6.2 p. 13; ENERGY-015–017; 2026-09-20
E05 — Project generation/facilities funding chain	Applicant describes on-site generation; executed financing/cost allocation unresolved. On-site generation does not prove grid isolation.	Details & sources for E05 Vehicle / responsible body Project financing, interconnection, FCA, customer contracts / identified counterparties Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: commitments before attributable exposure; applicable tariff milestones still control Documented versus proposed payer D: complete developer-to-utility funding chain unverified. P: developer/customer funds generation and attributable connection/transmission/facilities obligations. Next step Map each component and delivery point, import/export/standby demand, responsible party, and remaining member exposure. Sources; checked C2 p. 2; W1 p. 1; ENERGY-024–025; 2026-09-20
E06 — Minimum billing and utility security rule	General protection. Defined security, minimum charges, termination, renewal, and release provisions; not universal cash up front.	Details & sources for E06 Vehicle / responsible body HILA and separate FCA / member and Tri-State Deadline or prerequisite milestone Notice-based HILA posting milestones; FCA has its own terms Documented versus proposed payer D: member posts or causes qualifying credit support/cash in Tri-State’s favor. P: customer supports attributable obligations through contract. Next step Apply defined Security MW, adjustments and Basin exception; do not multiply campus nameplate MW. Sources; checked E3 Appendix A §§7,10; ENERGY-018–020; 2026-09-20
E07 — Actual posted security and stranded-asset coverage	Project evidence unresolved. A template or signature is not proof of a current drawable instrument.	Details & sources for E07 Vehicle / responsible body Actual HILA/FCA/customer security / beneficiaries and issuers Deadline or prerequisite milestone Before applicable exposure/service milestones and throughout term Documented versus proposed payer D: Site Layer 4 amount/provider/posting unresolved. P: customer funds sufficient attributable coverage. Next step Obtain due notices, instruments, receipt, beneficiary, expiry, renewal/replenishment, cancellation/shrinkage remedies; distinguish FCA damages. Sources; checked ENERGY-019–021,025; E3 Appendix A §§7,10; 2026-09-20
E08 — Independent tariff-process review	General requirement; project results unresolved. Independent evaluator checks tariff consistency; member results are subject to confidentiality.	Details & sources for E08 Vehicle / responsible body HILT §5.13 / Tri-State and evaluator Deadline or prerequisite milestone After evaluation cycle Documented versus proposed payer D: member evaluation fees support process. P: no claim that this funds county experts. Next step Obtain result or releasable summary; verify economic-test assumptions/outcome. Sources; checked E3 §§5.9–5.13; ENERGY-011–012,022; 2026-09-20
E09 — Independent public load/economic study	Proposed request. Not equivalent to tariff-process review.	Details & sources for E09 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized review funding/agreements / county-selected expert, participating utilities Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before relevant approval and each major phase Documented versus proposed payer D: no project public-study funding verified. P: developer/customer. Next step Review actual load ramp, generation/import assumptions, costs and stranded exposure; publish lawful summary. Sources; checked ENERGY-012,022,025; COUNTY-020; 2026-09-20
E10 — Associated generation/storage SUP review	Recommended/proposed county rule. Applies to facilities built for data-center needs, not only same-parcel facilities.	Details & sources for E10 Vehicle / responsible body Proposed §§6.10.000,7.10.000,8.05.060 / BOCC, then applicable SUP bodies Deadline or prerequisite milestone Commissioner consideration; qualifying applications thereafter Documented versus proposed payer D: no project permit/funding package proved. P: applicant funds compliance and attributable review costs where authorized. Next step Verify adopted wording and component permits; retain applicable federal/state requirements. Sources; checked C4 pp. 30,35,38; COUNTY-009; 2026-09-20
E11 — Battery thermal-runaway/fire response	Proposed campus/component request. Existing solar emergency provisions require separate applicability review; they do not prove a campus battery plan.	Details & sources for E11 Vehicle / responsible body Component permits and emergency/service agreement / operator, responders, county, relevant agencies Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: funded plan, equipment and training before energization Documented versus proposed payer D: project funding unresolved; covered solar has separate rules. P: developer/operator. Next step Approve hazard-specific plan, access/water resources, drills, equipment, response costs and security. Sources; checked C8 §§13.15.060(L),.070; COUNTY-031; ENERGY-026; 2026-09-20

Public costs and long-term financial protection

11 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
F01 — Road Use Agreement	Staff anticipates agreement; project execution unresolved. In the September 18 reply to item 3 of the September 15 county records request, the clerk reported no agreements entered into at that time. This does not establish the status of every draft or private contract.	Details & sources for F01 Vehicle / responsible body Road agreement/SUP as authorized / county and developer Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: executed and secured before development approval and road exposure Documented versus proposed payer D: no executed allocation established. P: developer funds attributable road work, maintenance and restoration. Next step Obtain traffic/cost study, signed terms, payment schedule, security and overrun remedy. Sources; checked (C2, C3) p. 3; C9; COUNTY-019,030; 2026-09-20
F02 — Fire/EMS, law enforcement and emergency services	Future review described; binding funding package unresolved.	Details & sources for F02 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized service/development agreements / service bodies, county, operator Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: executed before development approval; capacity funded before demand Documented versus proposed payer D: no comprehensive payer allocation verified. P: developer funds attributable capital, staffing, operating and emergency costs. Next step Quantify demand and costs; secure payments, annual true-up and shortfalls. Sources; checked C2 p. 3; C9; COUNTY-019; 2026-09-20
F03 — Independent expert escrow	Broad idea discussed; dedicated escrow proposed.	Details & sources for F03 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized fees/agreement and procurement / county and independent specialists Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: funded before technical review; replenish on defined threshold Documented versus proposed payer D: no project escrow verified. P: developer, without control over findings. Next step Verify authority and budget for hydrology, energy economics, land-use counsel, noise and air review. Sources; checked C5 ~37:27–38:45; C12 p. 5; COUNTY-020; 2026-09-20
F04 — Net fiscal effects and assessed value	Applicant investment estimate; fiscal outcome unresolved. Approximately $26 billion is not assessed value or guaranteed revenue.	Details & sources for F04 Vehicle / responsible body Fiscal study; lawful assessment/budget processes / assessor, fiscal authorities, independent reviewer Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before incentive/funding decisions; update with phases Documented versus proposed payer D: no net-positive fiscal result established. P: developer funds independent study where authorized. Next step Separate taxable value, lawful exemptions, collections, service costs, timing, and downside scenarios. Sources; checked C13 p. 8; C9; evaluation fiscal bullet 3; 2026-09-20
F05 — PILOT/abatement safeguards	Conditional proposal only. No reviewed handoff establishes a specific incentive or PILOT.	Details & sources for F05 Vehicle / responsible body Any lawful incentive/tax agreement / authorized taxing bodies and beneficiary Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before any incentive approval Documented versus proposed payer D: no agreement or foregone-revenue amount verified. P: beneficiary funds enforceable obligations and clawback security. Next step If proposed, assess legality, net public benefit, escalating obligations, measurable terms and secured clawbacks. Sources; checked Evaluation fiscal bullet 3; COUNTY-033; L18; 2026-09-20
F06 — Zoning reversion	P&Z recommendation verified; final adopted terms unresolved. Noncommencement/permanent-decommissioning triggers require final text.	Details & sources for F06 Vehicle / responsible body Final zoning instrument / BOCC and owner Deadline or prerequisite milestone Recommended five-year commencement trigger; no certified final clock here Documented versus proposed payer D: condition itself supplies no cleanup fund. P: developer separately funds cleanup. Next step Obtain final signed action, acceptance, trigger definitions, extensions and recording. Sources; checked C1 pp. 2–3; C2 pp. 4–5; COUNTY-002,005; 2026-09-20
F07 — General industrial cleanup bonding	Existing discretionary rule. Commissioners may require adequate cleanup/restoration bond.	Details & sources for F07 Vehicle / responsible body Existing §7.05.050(B)(d) / BOCC Deadline or prerequisite milestone As lawfully imposed in applicable SUP Documented versus proposed payer D: bond may be required of permittee; no project posting proved. P: developer funds comprehensive applicable coverage. Next step Identify imposed condition and actual instrument; do not treat discretion as execution. Sources; checked C7 p. 30; COUNTY-023; 2026-09-20
F08 — Whole-campus funded cleanup security	Proposed request; project security unresolved. Distinct from reversion and financial-capacity evidence.	Details & sources for F08 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized permits/secured agreement / responsible owners/operators and beneficiaries Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before disturbance; resize before expansion and periodically Documented versus proposed payer D: no whole-campus funded instrument verified. P: developer/operator and agreed guarantors. Next step Independent teardown/reclamation estimate; verify amount, draw rights, renewal, successor coverage and release. Sources; checked COUNTY-023; STATE-009–012; (C7, C8); L35; 2026-09-20
F09 — State financial-ability review	Conditional statutory permit requirement. Not a verified project finding or cleanup deposit.	Details & sources for F09 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable ISA permit/waiver route / Industrial Siting Council Deadline or prerequisite milestone Permit decision under applicable route Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant supplies financial evidence; no cash security follows merely from finding. P: developer funds any separately required assurance. Next step Obtain application financials, findings and conditions; distinguish assets from drawable security. Sources; checked L35 §§107,109,113; STATE-009; 2026-09-20
F10 — Unfinished-project expenditure bond	Discretionary state mechanism. Covers specified local preparatory spending, with limits; not a universal teardown bond.	Details & sources for F10 Vehicle / responsible body §35-12-113(e) / Council Deadline or prerequisite milestone If imposed as permit condition Documented versus proposed payer D: permit holder if imposed; project condition unverified. P: developer secures attributable unrecovered local commitments. Next step Check condition, protected spending, exceptions, beneficiary and actual instrument. Sources; checked L35 §113(e); STATE-010; 2026-09-20
F11 — Solar decommissioning/assurance	Existing component-specific rules; applicability/compliance unresolved. Some state assurance requirements survive through county wind/solar law.	Details & sources for F11 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable solar permit / county and state under controlling law Deadline or prerequisite milestone Applicable permit/security milestones; current rules need confirmation Documented versus proposed payer D: covered permit holder under applicable rules; no project posting verified. P: developer covers lawful gaps. Next step Determine capacity, sales/accessory status, component boundary, PSC status, preemption, current rules and assurance. Sources; checked C8 §§13.15.060(Q),.070(N); L18 §18-5-503(b); L35 §105; STATE-011; 2026-09-20

Operating standards

9 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
O01 — Campus noise limits	Discussed; measurable campus limits proposed. Industrial noise can trigger SUP treatment; no new uniform campus numeric standard established here.	Details & sources for O01 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized ordinance/SUP; applicable air/operating permits / county and relevant agencies Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: standards before approval; baseline before construction; tests at commissioning/operation Documented versus proposed payer D: no project compliance program funded. P: developer/operator. Next step Specify day/night dBA, averaging period, tonal/impulsive treatment, boundary and nearest-residence measurements, fans/generators, remedies. Sources; checked C7 §7.05.030(J); C5 ~1:45:50–1:47:15; COUNTY-016; 2026-09-20
O02 — General commercial/industrial setbacks	Existing rules. General minimums include 30 feet from public road easements/rights-of-way and 10 feet from adjacent property lines; application/waivers require review.	Details & sources for O02 Vehicle / responsible body Current zoning rules / county Deadline or prerequisite milestone Siting/application review Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant must demonstrate compliance; project costs unresolved. P: developer. Next step Verify plans and any applicable greater conditions or waiver. Sources; checked C7 §§6.05.050,7.05.040; COUNTY-017; 2026-09-20
O03 — Additional data-center setback discretion	Recommended/proposed rule. Additional site-specific setbacks would be discretionary; not a uniform residential buffer.	Details & sources for O03 Vehicle / responsible body Proposed district rules / BOCC Deadline or prerequisite milestone Commissioner rule consideration, then applicable SUP Documented versus proposed payer D: no project additional-setback condition verified. P: developer funds compliant siting. Next step Verify adopted text and any actual project condition. Sources; checked C4 pp. 29–35; COUNTY-007,017; 2026-09-20
O09 — Fixed residential buffer	Proposed request. One-mile mapping/notice is not a one-mile setback.	Details & sources for O09 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized ordinance/SUP / BOCC Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before project siting approval Documented versus proposed payer D: no uniform data-center residential buffer verified. P: developer funds compliant siting. Next step Establish justified distance using habitable-structure mapping and impact studies; verify authority and exceptions. Sources; checked C4 pp. 32–34; COUNTY-011,017; evaluation line 33; 2026-09-20
O04 — Dark-sky lighting	Discussed; campus standard proposed.	Details & sources for O04 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized ordinance/SUP / county Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: photometric plan before approval; commissioning test Documented versus proposed payer D: no campus requirement/funding verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Specify shielding, maximum spill, operating schedule and correction procedure based on reviewed design. Sources; checked COUNTY-018; C5; 2026-09-20
O05 — Covered solar noise/setback/lighting standards	Existing separate solar rules; component applicability unresolved.	Details & sources for O05 Vehicle / responsible body January 20, 2026 solar chapter / county Deadline or prerequisite milestone Applicable solar application and operation Documented versus proposed payer D: covered solar permittee complies; project funding unverified. P: developer/operator. Next step Apply correct chapter and full conditions; do not extend automatically to gas, standalone battery or accessory solar. Sources; checked C8 §§13.15.020–.050; COUNTY-031; 2026-09-20
O06 — Air emissions and generator hours	Applicant preliminary PSD assessment; project permit/limits unresolved. Measurable operating/runtime safeguards proposed.	Details & sources for O06 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable air permits and authorized local conditions / DEQ Air Quality and county within authority Deadline or prerequisite milestone Agency permit prerequisites; P: limits before operation Documented versus proposed payer D: no project permit/funding terms established. P: developer/operator. Next step Obtain emissions inventory/modeling and actual permit; distinguish routine testing, backup and primary generation; specify hours/logs and emissions compliance. Sources; checked W2 p. 2; ENERGY-026; evaluation energy/operating bullets; 2026-09-20
O07 — Water protection and containment information	Existing industrial application framework plus proposed detail. Engineering/effluent information is not proof of implemented safeguards.	Details & sources for O07 Vehicle / responsible body Current Ch. 7 and proposed amendments / county; other agencies as applicable Deadline or prerequisite milestone Applicable application completeness/review Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant provides required studies; no project cleanup fund proved. P: developer/operator. Next step Compare clean adopted text and site design, including secondary containment. Sources; checked C7 pp. 29–30; C4 pp. 32–34; COUNTY-011,032; 2026-09-20
O08 — Stormwater and hazardous-material operating plans	Detailed project plans/permits unresolved; stronger measurable safeguards proposed. Includes diesel, transformer oil and battery hazards.	Details & sources for O08 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable environmental/fire permits and authorized SUP / operator, county, DEQ and responders Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: approved/funded before disturbance, storage or operation as relevant Documented versus proposed payer D: executed project funding unresolved. P: developer/operator. Next step Verify drainage, spill containment, inventories, inspections, incident reporting, response/cleanup funding and applicable permits. Sources; checked C13 p. 8 applicant design statement; C4 Ch. 7; C8 conditional; evaluation operating bullet 2; 2026-09-20

Governance, transparency, and enforcement

12 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
G01 — Applicant/contact/landowner identity	Disclosures in filing. Not ultimate ownership, final end-user or operator verification.	Details & sources for G01 Vehicle / responsible body County application / applicant and county Deadline or prerequisite milestone Application review Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant provides information; no guarantee proved. P: applicant maintains accurate disclosures. Next step Verify title/control and each disclosed role without merging entities. Sources; checked C13 pp. 2,8,19; (W1, W2); COUNTY-027; 2026-09-20
G02 — Beneficial owners, end-user, operators and guarantors	Proposed expanded disclosure; identities unresolved.	Details & sources for G02 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized application/contract terms / county, owners, operators, counterparties Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before relevant approval; update before transfers Documented versus proposed payer D: no complete duty or funded guarantee verified. P: developer funds disclosure/compliance. Next step Obtain control chain, component responsibilities, contracts and guarantor capacity. Sources; checked COUNTY-027; ENERGY-025; evaluation governance bullet 1; 2026-09-20
G03 — Existing industrial successor conditions	General adopted provisions. SUP continuation conditions address successors; project compliance unresolved.	Details & sources for G03 Vehicle / responsible body Existing industrial rules/SUP / county and successor Deadline or prerequisite milestone Applicable use and transfer Documented versus proposed payer D: permittee/successor duties under rule; no broad guarantee proved. P: responsible parties fund continuing compliance. Next step Obtain actual SUP terms; review transfer exceptions and covered obligations. Sources; checked C7 §§1.05.060(A),7.05.050(B); COUNTY-024; 2026-09-20
G04 — Recorded development agreement	Project instrument unresolved; stronger recorded obligations proposed.	Details & sources for G04 Vehicle / responsible body Legally supported agreement/recording / county and bound owners/operators Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before approval/exposure; no release on sale without authorized replacement Documented versus proposed payer D: no executed recorded instrument verified. P: developer funds obligations, security and lawful costs. Next step Verify parcels, signatures, recording, assignment/change-of-control, beneficiary rights, default and insolvency treatment. Sources; checked C9; COUNTY-024,033; 2026-09-20
G05 — General enforcement office and remedies	Existing rules. Planning Officer monitors/processes; County Attorney prosecutes as directed by BOCC; penalties/court remedies exist.	Details & sources for G05 Vehicle / responsible body Current rules and Title 18 / county and courts Deadline or prerequisite milestone On applicable violation, notice and legal procedure Documented versus proposed payer D: general county functions; no project inspection-fee agreement verified. P: developer funds attributable oversight where authorized. Next step Apply actual duties/remedies; do not say there is no enforcement authority. Sources; checked C7 §1.05.050; L18 §§18-5-204–206; COUNTY-021; 2026-09-20
G06 — Campus inspection/reporting and remedy schedule	Proposed request; project program unresolved. Includes named inspector, cadence, cure periods, penalties and lawful stop-work/curtailment triggers.	Details & sources for G06 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized conditions/agreement / county, relevant agencies, operator Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before disturbance/operation; recurring and incident-driven Documented versus proposed payer D: no funded program verified. P: developer funds authorized oversight and corrective work. Next step Publish responsibility matrix; verify each remedy’s authority and due process before adoption. Sources; checked COUNTY-021,033; C7; L18; 2026-09-20
G07 — Public water/gas/electricity and compliance reports	Discussed; public campus program proposed. Covered solar reports to Planning Office and utility confidential review are different duties.	Details & sources for G07 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized conditions/reporting agreements / operator and oversight body Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: monthly use reports, quarterly compliance summary Documented versus proposed payer D: no campus publication duty verified. P: developer/operator. Next step Define meters, verification, publication, lawful redactions and late-report remedy. Sources; checked COUNTY-022,031; ENERGY-022; WATER-014; 2026-09-20
G08 — Expansion review	Recommended/proposed. New/amended SUP when server capacity, power draw or cooling infrastructure exceeds original approval; no added “material” threshold.	Details & sources for G08 Vehicle / responsible body Proposed district rules / BOCC, P&Z Deadline or prerequisite milestone Before expansion beyond original approval if adopted Documented versus proposed payer D: applicant process obligation proposed; no project funding proved. P: developer funds authorized review/compliance. Next step Verify adoption and baseline approval quantities. Sources; checked C4 pp. 30,35,38; COUNTY-008; 2026-09-20
G09 — Phase gates and off-ramps	Proposed request. Applicant buildout narrative is not binding staged approval.	Details & sources for G09 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized SUP/agreements / county and relevant regulators Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before each phase; withhold next phase on defined unmet prerequisites Documented versus proposed payer D: no campus phase-gate instrument verified. P: developer funds phase-specific and closure exposure. Next step Define capacity ceilings, completion tests, security increments, and lawful pause/closure remedies. Sources; checked COUNTY-025; C4; 2026-09-20
G10 — Whole-campus plan/PUD	Discussed for future study; mandatory PUD proposed, not in reviewed recommendation. Preliminary plan review is a separate recommendation.	Details & sources for G10 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized master-plan/SUP framework / county; cross-county coordination as needed Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before piecemeal project approvals Documented versus proposed payer D: no adopted full-campus PUD/funding proved. P: developer funds plan and independent review. Next step Cover the 5,344-acre Platte request and disclose links to the broader Platte–Goshen proposal; verify authority rather than import Laramie rules. Sources; checked C1 pp. 2–3; C5 ~2:04:42–2:14; COUNTY-003,026,033; 2026-09-20
G11 — Conflict letter and recusal record	Recorded chair statement and general recusal rule; application unresolved. Minutes record counsel’s no-conflict advice as stated by Chair Shepard.	Details & sources for G11 Vehicle / responsible body Bylaws, applicable ethics law, meeting records / county officials/counsel Deadline or prerequisite milestone Before affected future participation; historical record review now Documented versus proposed payer D: official records/review; no developer-funded adjudication proposed. P: public body uses lawful public resources. Next step Obtain referenced letter, disclosed facts, attachments and recorded recusals/votes; missing letter is not proof of misconduct. Sources; checked C1 p. 1; C12 p. 6; C5 ~40:20–40:49; COUNTY-028–029; 2026-09-20
G12 — Limits on government secrecy agreements	Proposed policy; no relevant executed government NDA established in this review.	Details & sources for G12 Vehicle / responsible body Lawful public-body contract/records policy / county and any participating town Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before entering confidentiality terms Documented versus proposed payer D: no agreement/payment verified. P: public body reviews its legal duties; applicant funds its own submissions. Next step Request no contractual secrecy beyond lawful protections; publish releasable terms and grounds for redaction. Verify authority and actual agreement before alleging secrecy. Sources; checked Evaluation governance bullet 5; COUNTY-033; ENERGY-022 distinguishes utility confidentiality; 2026-09-20

State oversight and community funding

5 entries

Protection, evidence status and supporting detail
Protection	Evidence status	Responsibility & evidence
S01 — Project-specific siting route	Preliminary coordination; current application/exemption/determination unresolved. Full review where legally applicable is a proposed public request.	Details & sources for S01 Vehicle / responsible body ISA jurisdiction/permit route / DEQ, Council, applicant Deadline or prerequisite milestone No verified Site Layer 4 state hearing/comment date Documented versus proposed payer D: no project permit funding terms established. P: applicant funds required review and lawful mitigation. Next step Obtain actual file and component-by-component written jurisdiction analysis; do not infer exemption from zoning. Sources; checked STATE-001–007; (W1, W2, W3); L35 §119; 2026-09-20
S02 — County prerequisite for state documentation	Recommended/proposed. Qualifying applicant supplies permit or exemption letter before first P&Z meeting.	Details & sources for S02 Vehicle / responsible body Proposed district rules / county and state decision-maker Deadline or prerequisite milestone If adopted: before first P&Z meeting for qualifying application Documented versus proposed payer D: proposed applicant submission duty; not full-review mandate. P: developer funds compliance. Next step Verify final text, qualifying scope and authentic state instrument. Sources; checked C4 pp. 30,35,38; COUNTY-010; 2026-09-20
S03 — State hearing, findings and oversight	Conditional statutory process. §107 application waiver differs from §119 exemption; exempt activities are outside Council jurisdiction.	Details & sources for S03 Vehicle / responsible body Applicable ISA route / Council and DEQ Deadline or prerequisite milestone Actual application/notice milestones; none established here Documented versus proposed payer D: applicable permit duties, no project commitments verified. P: developer funds lawful obligations. Next step Identify permitted/exempt activities, participation rights and remaining agency review. County agreement cannot recreate Council jurisdiction. Sources; checked L35 §§107,109–113,119; STATE-006–007; 2026-09-20
S04 — Impact assistance	Conditional statutory funding route; project eligibility/award unresolved. Private construction generally requires qualifying ISA permit plus other conditions.	Details & sources for S04 Vehicle / responsible body Current §39-15-111(c)–(d) / Council and relevant fiscal authorities Deadline or prerequisite milestone Construction-related statutory process; no project award/date verified Documented versus proposed payer D: statutory public sales/use-tax distributions if eligible, not developer security. P: developer directly funds attributable costs through separate lawful commitments. Next step Verify permitted components, tax eligibility, unmitigated needs, materials-cost caps and any award. Sources; checked L39; L18 §18-5-509(a); STATE-008,013; 2026-09-20
S05 — Lawful alternatives and irreplaceable state functions	Proposed gap assessment. Local commitments can address some practical impacts, not replace every state protection.	Details & sources for S05 Vehicle / responsible body Authorized permits/contracts / county, state, service bodies and bound project parties Deadline or prerequisite milestone P: before decisions relying on reduced state review Documented versus proposed payer D: no replacement package verified. P: developer secures lawful direct obligations; public bodies retain statutory duties. Next step Publish a protection-by-protection matrix, authority, payer and remedy; identify gaps in hearing rights, funding eligibility, §108 opinion and water-right administration. Sources; checked STATE exemption matrix; WATER-004–006,013–015; COUNTY-033; 2026-09-20