Mitsubishi Power Americas, Tallgrass Select Turbine Location for Cheyenne Power Hub

Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power Americas (MPA) established the delivery location for the first two M501 JAC gas turbines that will support Phase 1 of Tallgrass’ Cheyenne Power Hub in southeast Wyoming. MPA’s high-efficiency turbines will generate approximately 1,150 MW of site-ready power fueled by natural gas delivered via Tallgrass’ Rockies Express Pipeline, leaning on the region’s existing energy infrastructure.

“This milestone reflects the strength of collaboration between Tallgrass and Mitsubishi Power to deliver reliable, scalable power where it’s needed most,” said Bill Newsom, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Power Americas. “By combining advanced turbine technology with existing pipeline and storage assets, the Cheyenne Power Hub is purpose-built to support critical digital infrastructure while positioning Wyoming for long-term economic growth.”

The project is designed to minimize community impacts by using dedicated power to avoid strain on the existing electricity grid, in addition to ensuring that local ratepayers aren’t responsible for the costs associated with emerging data center demand. The Cheyenne Power Hub represents an investment exceeding $7 billion and is expected to create over 100 long-term local jobs, delivering dedicated on-site power to a large-scale data center within the Switchgrass Industrial Park.

“I am proud to join Tallgrass and Mitsubishi in Tokyo for this important announcement for Wyoming,” said Gov. Mark Gordon. “Today’s energy projects involve companies from around the world. This project is an example of a company that works with Wyoming and the community to wisely use our natural gas to limit the cost to Wyoming ratepayers. This is also an example of how international energy projects bolster domestic expertise. Wyoming has the energy, the space, and the workforce to help power the next generation of American innovation.”

The arrival and installation of components for the first M501 JAC gas turbine unit will begin as early as July 2026, highlighting Tallgrass and MPA’s commitment to reliability, infrastructure resilience, and pragmatic energy solutions for a rapidly evolving power landscape. This announcement represents a significant step toward the development of the Cheyenne Power Hub.

“We’re grateful to Governor Gordon for his leadership in helping us reach this milestone and proud to bring these assets to Wyoming,” said Gary Watkins, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Investment Officer at Tallgrass. “This investment reflects our long-term commitment to Wyoming and will create multi-generational jobs and opportunities for communities across the state.”

Also, the decision to leverage a grid interconnection will allow the project to support future renewable integration, while its vicinity to Tallgrass’ Trailblazer project—one of the largest operating, permanent carbon capture and sequestration projects in the United States—positions the Cheyenne Power Hub to advance further decarbonization.

Combustion Dynamics Lab

In April 2026, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Kyoto University began operating an industry-academic laboratory: MHI Innovative Combustion Dynamics Laboratory. Research aims to build gas turbine combined-cycle power plants with over 70% efficiency and carbon-neutral combustion technology, as well as developing next-generation talent in deeply technical fields.

MHI will install test rigs to illuminate the combustion mechanism of actual engines, utilize advanced measurement technology and numerical simulations to understand phenomena, and work to create combustion technology with updated concepts. Additionally, research will be executed toward social implementation, covering numerous forms of combustion like rocket engine combustion, supersonic combustion, and reciprocating engine combustion.