# Colorado Data Center Moratorium Tracker Source: https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/colorado Markdown alternate of the page above; the site index is https://savrn.com/llms.txt --- All 2 state-level data-center measures on record in Colorado have failed or been vetoed. 25 city and county measures are tracked here, 20 of them in force. Every entry below links to its primary source: a legislature page, a governor's office, a local government, or the reporting of record. Last updated October 2026 2 state-level measures 25 local measures 24 primary sources Colorado CO Failed / vetoed 2 State-level measures on record 25 City and county measures, 20 in force 24 Primary sources cited on this page #24 of 50 states with anything on record, by measure count ## State-level measures in Colorado Every statewide moratorium, pause, siting restriction, or tax-incentive rollback in Colorado we can verify against a primary source. Strongest status first. | Measure | Status | What it does | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | HB 1030Colorado: In Colorado, HB 1030 would offer a 100% state sales and use tax exemption for 20 years (extendable to 30) for data center operators investing | Failed / vetoed 2026-02 | In Colorado, HB 1030 would offer a 100% state sales and use tax exemption for 20 years (extendable to 30) for data center operators investing at least $250M within five years. A fiscal analysis found the bill would reduce general fund revenue by $29M/year, triggering a $106M reduction in low-income tax credits. A broad coalition including Earthjustice and environmental groups objected to the bill as a 'handout,' while competing legislation (SB 24-168 successor) would impose proactive environmental protections instead. HB 26-1030 (pro-development 20-yr sales-tax exemption, opposed by community/enviro coalition) was postponed indefinitely by the House Energy & Environment Committee May 7, 2026. | | | SB 26-102Large-load data-center conditions | Failed / vetoed 2026-05 | Would have imposed siting and operating conditions on data centers over 30 MW (new renewables by 2031, 15-year contracts, community benefit agreements, no rate discounts). Postponed indefinitely 9-0 at the sponsor's request. | | ## City and county moratoria in Colorado Most of the movement is local, where a building pause or permit halt does not need a legislative session. 25 tracked measures in Colorado, each with its source. Archuleta County 2026-01 In force County moratorium on data centers through December 16, 2026 Resolution 2026-47; 6-month moratorium on data centers. Unanimous vote. County infrastructure and water cannot support data centers. The measure runs to December 16, 2026. Boulder County 2026-06 In force Six-month data center moratorium Boulder County enacted a six-month moratorium on data center development beginning June 2026; single-sourced (KUNC). Broomfield 2026-07 In force 18-month data center moratorium (Ordinance 2313) The City and County of Broomfield unanimously passed Ordinance 2313 on July 7, 2026 halting land-use applications and permits for data centers of 10 MW or more until December 2027 or until regulations pass. Commerce City 2026-09 In force Proposed city moratorium on data centers Commerce City Council passed an ordinance 7-1 in September 2026 barring acceptance of new data center applications for six months while the city develops regulations. Denver 2026-05 In force One-year data center moratorium Denver City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium (effective May 21, 2026) pausing new zoning permits and site plans for data centers while it drafts energy, water and siting rules. Jefferson County 2026-05 In force Jefferson County data center moratorium The Jefferson County (CO) Board of Commissioners voted May 19, 2026 to impose a 10-month moratorium on new data center development, running through roughly March 2027. The moratorium applies to new applications for development of, or rezoning to allow, data centers, but excludes land already zoned for data centers via Planned Development provided the facility is at least 1,500 feet from any residence. Commissioners cited wildland-urban interface, water supply (amid Colorado drought), environment and community health. NEW item, Jefferson County CO not in DB. (Dated May 19, before the window, but surfaced in June 16-18 Front Range roundups and is missing from the database.) Kiowa County 2026-04 In force Six-month data center facility moratorium (Resolution 2026-4) The Kiowa County Board of County Commissioners adopted Resolution 2026-4 on April 9, 2026, enacting a six-month temporary moratorium on processing applications for data center facilities located wholly or partially in unincorporated Kiowa County. All three commissioners signed the resolution. Larimer County 2026-01 In force Temporary data center facilities moratorium Board of County Commissioners adopted a moratorium on new data center land-use applications in unincorporated Larimer County on Jan. 27, 2026, since extended while regulations are drafted. Lochbuie 2026-07 In force Local moratorium on data centers through July 21, 2031 5-year pause approved 6-1, the longest active moratorium in Colorado. Residents cited drought as the driving concern. The measure runs to July 21, 2031. Logan County 2025-10 In force Logan County data center moratorium Logan County Commissioners unanimously approved a 180-day moratorium on solar, wind, data center, and battery energy storage development in October 2025 after Granite Renewables (New York-based, develops co-located data centers) began visiting county officials. The potential project involves up to 2 GW of electricity, a $15B capital investment, 1,000 construction jobs, and 50-100 permanent positions. Commissioners expressed a desire for economic development but wanted to avoid hasty decisions. Water availability from the South Platte River is a key concern. Longmont 2026-06 In force Longmont data center moratorium Longmont is considering a ban on hyperscale data centers (100+ MW) amid energy and water concerns. A decision is expected around June 9. Council gave initial approval 5-1 to the hyperscale ban ordinance (threshold ~70 MW, 5% of Platte River Power Authority nameplate, or 100 MW, whichever is lower). Final decision not expected before June 9. Longmont’s ordinance banning hyperscale data centers (≥100 MW peak demand) passed first reading 5-1 (~May 19-20); a final/second reading is expected as early as June 9. On June 9, 2026 the Longmont City Council passed (6-1; Diane Crist dissenting) the final reading of an ordinance capping data center peak demand at the lower of 5% of Platte River Power Authority nameplate capacity or 100 MW, effectively barring hyperscale facilities. Loveland 2026-09 In force 12-month suspension of large data center applications Loveland City Council voted 7-2 in mid-September 2026 to suspend processing of land use applications for data centers requiring 10 megawatts or more. The suspension lasts 12 months or until the council adopts new data center regulations, whichever comes first. Mead 2026-08 In force 12-month data center moratorium Town trustees voted 4-2 on Aug. 31, 2026 to bar data center applications for 12 months while staff studies infrastructure, water use and setbacks and drafts regulations. Trustees Brad Hagan and Jeremiah Crane voted no. The town attorney said the moratorium can end sooner if the review finishes early. Mesa County 2026-09 In force One-year data center moratorium The Mesa County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 to enact a one-year moratorium on data centers. The moratorium halts the acceptance, processing and approval of land-use applications for data centers in unincorporated Mesa County while the county updates its land development code. Monument 2026 In force Six-month data center pause Town of Monument enacted a six-month pause on data center development; single-sourced (KUNC), exact adoption date not specified. Phillips County 2026-02 In force County moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 Moratorium on data center facility applications in unincorporated areas; extended Aug 20 through Dec 31, 2026. The measure runs to December 31, 2026. South Fork 2026-01 In force Local moratorium on data centers through June 18, 2027 1-year moratorium on data center site development plans and zoning permits. No data center applications received; preemptive action. The measure runs to June 18, 2027. Thornton 2026-09 In force Proposed city moratorium on data centers Thornton City Council voted 5-3 in September 2026 to adopt a one-year moratorium applying to data centers larger than 50,000 square feet while the city develops regulations. Weld County 2026-09 In force Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center The Weld County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to approve the zoning for a 41-acre data center proposed by Global AI near Windsor. The approval was granted on September 10, 2026. Woodland Park 2026-07 In force 18-month data center pause Woodland Park adopted an 18-month pause on data center development on July 16, 2026; single-sourced (KUNC). Arvada 2026-09 Proposed Proposed local moratorium on data centers Arvada City Council approved on first reading, 6-0, on September 15, 2026 an ordinance imposing an 18-month moratorium on applications for primary use data centers. A public hearing and final vote are set for October 6. Colorado Springs 2026-10 Proposed Four-year data center moratorium ballot initiative Organizers in Colorado Springs, including members of the Democratic Socialists of America, are gathering signatures for a ballot initiative to impose a four-year moratorium on new data centers using more than 10 megawatts of power or 200,000 gallons of water per day; the initiative aims to appear on the April 2027 municipal ballot but must submit signatures by December 7, 2026. Grand Junction 2026-10 Proposed One-Year Moratorium on Data Center Developments The Grand Junction City Council unanimously voted to schedule a public hearing for a one-year moratorium on data center developments on October 21, 2026. The draft ordinance would prohibit the city from accepting, reviewing, or approving data center applications and bar pre-application activities related to such projects. The moratorium has not yet taken effect and is not retroactive. Moffat County 2026-09 Proposed Proposed six- or 12-month data center moratorium Moffat County commissioners on September 8, 2026 unanimously postponed a decision on a proposed six- or 12-month moratorium on data center applications in unincorporated areas, planning further public meetings before revisiting it on October 13. Aurora 2026-08 Failed / vetoed Rejected local moratorium on data centers Emergency resolution for a 6-month moratorium on data-center construction failed 6-5, Mayor Mike Coffman casting the tiebreaking vote against; council instead passed a resolution to develop data-center standards (water/zoning) within 35 days, without a pause. The measure has no documented term. ## Would you like the weekly update? Every week we re-verify every state and local measure on this map and publish what changed. You get one email when it goes out. Also send me Receive a short introduction on days 3, 7 and 14, plus the updates you select. Unsubscribe in one click. [Privacy](https://savrn.com/privacy) · You're on the list. The next weekly update will land in your inbox when it publishes. You are subscribed. [Read the latest tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) ### Where Colorado stands Across the whole tracker we hold 334 state-level measures in 49 states and 1253 city and county measures, against 1419 primary sources. Colorado accounts for 2 of the state-level measures and 25 of the local ones. By total measures on record it is #24 of the 50 states and DC carrying any tracked action, and #18 by city and county measures alone. Ranking is by count of sourced entries in this dataset, so it measures documented activity, not the size of the buildout. ## Sources for Colorado 24 citations behind the entries above. Each opens in a new tab. - Statewide · HB 1030 — Colorado: In Colorado, HB 1030 would offer a 100% state sales and use tax exemption for 20 years (extendable to 30) for data center operators investing (Failed / vetoed, 2026-02) [leg.colorado.gov →](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/HB26-1030) - Statewide · SB 26-102 — Large-load data-center conditions (Failed / vetoed, 2026-05) [leg.colorado.gov →](https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-102) - Archuleta County — County moratorium on data centers through December 16, 2026 (In force, 2026-01) [pagosasun.com →](https://www.pagosasun.com/stories/moratorium-on-data-centers-approved-by-county-board,140916) - Boulder County and 2 other localities — 3 separate measures, cited together (In force, 2026 to 2026-07) [kunc.org →](https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-08-10/local-governments-in-colorado-enact-moratoriums-on-data-center-development) - Broomfield — 18-month data center moratorium (Ordinance 2313) (In force, 2026-07) [coloradopolitics.com →](https://www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/07/08/broomfield-passes-temporary-ban-on-new-data-center-construction/) - Commerce City and 1 other locality — Proposed city moratorium on data centers (In force, 2026-09) [businessden.com →](https://businessden.com/two-more-cities-pass-moratoriums-on-new-data-centers/) - Denver — One-year data center moratorium (In force, 2026-05) [9news.com →](https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/denver-may-ban-new-data-centers/73-fb9e16ad-30ab-4271-9cf2-4628749d76d5) - Jefferson County — Jefferson County data center moratorium (In force, 2026-05) [jeffco.us →](https://www.jeffco.us/m/newsflash/home/detail/2596) - Kiowa County — Six-month data center facility moratorium (Resolution 2026-4) (In force, 2026-04) [kiowacountypress.net →](https://kiowacountypress.net/content/kiowa-county-resolution-2026-4-data-center-facility-moratorium) - Larimer County — Temporary data center facilities moratorium (In force, 2026-01) [larimer.gov →](https://www.larimer.gov/planning/temp-moratorium-data-centers) - Lochbuie — Local moratorium on data centers through July 21, 2031 (In force, 2026-07) [rmpbs.org →](https://www.rmpbs.org/news/government/lochbuie-approves-five-year-data-center-moratorium) - Logan County — Logan County data center moratorium (In force, 2025-10) [journal-advocate.com →](https://www.journal-advocate.com/2025/10/22/county-imposes-6-month-moratorium-on-solar-wind-data-center-and-battery-storage-permits/) - Longmont — Longmont data center moratorium (In force, 2026-06) [denver7.com →](https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/longmont-considers-ban-on-hyperscale-data-centers-amid-growing-energy-and-water-concerns) - Loveland — 12-month suspension of large data center applications (In force, 2026-09) [bizwest.com →](https://bizwest.com/2026/09/16/loveland-imposes-12-month-data-center-moratorium/) - Mead — 12-month data center moratorium (In force, 2026-08) [berthoudsurveyor.com →](https://berthoudsurveyor.com/mead-approves-12-month-data-center-moratorium/) - Mesa County — One-year data center moratorium (In force, 2026-09) [gjsentinel.com →](https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/county-enacts-moratorium-on-data-centers-as-it-updates-land-development-code/article_edc03377-cb43-4290-adfa-cd42aacf2925.html) - Phillips County — County moratorium on data centers through December 31, 2026 (In force, 2026-02) [phillipscounty.colorado.gov →](https://phillipscounty.colorado.gov/sites/phillipscounty/files/Resolution%202026-02-27-01.pdf) - South Fork — Local moratorium on data centers through June 18, 2027 (In force, 2026-01) [alamosacitizen.com →](https://www.alamosacitizen.com/costilla-county-south-fork-getting-ahead-of-ai-data-centers/) - Weld County — Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center (In force, 2026-09) [coloradonewsline.com →](https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/09/10/weld-comissioners-global-ai-data-center/) - Arvada — Proposed local moratorium on data centers (Proposed, 2026-09) [arvadaco.gov →](https://www.arvadaco.gov/1604/September-15-2026-recap) - Colorado Springs — Four-year data center moratorium ballot initiative (Proposed, 2026-10) [gazette.com →](https://gazette.com/2026/10/10/four-year-data-center-moratorium-gathers-signatures-to-make-the-ballot/) - Grand Junction — One-Year Moratorium on Data Center Developments (Proposed, 2026-10) [gjsentinel.com →](https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/city-data-center-moratorium-gets-public-hearing-date/article_fb7c264e-8022-43d5-91bd-6cb6dde1e733.html) - Moffat County — Proposed six- or 12-month data center moratorium (Proposed, 2026-09) [craigdailypress.com →](https://www.craigdailypress.com/news/moffat-county-commissioners-delay-decision-on-data-center-moratorium-in-order-to-seek-public-input/) - Aurora — Rejected local moratorium on data centers (Failed / vetoed, 2026-08) [denver7.com →](https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/aurora-arapahoe-county/aurora-city-council-rejects-six-month-data-center-ban-as-it-pursues-new-regulations) [See all 1419 sources across every state →](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/sources) ## What does bind large loads in Colorado A moratorium is only one way a data center gets stopped. The grid operator decides whether it can connect at all, and on what terms. Colorado sits in 2 footprints. Non-RTO utility territoryDominant No RTO or ISO market here. Interconnection terms, study queues and curtailment rights for a large load are set by the individual utility and its state commission. SPP Speed in exchange for curtailability under the approved HILL framework. Xcel Colorado and Black Hills are non-RTO (WECC); Tri-State, Colorado Springs Utilities, Platte River, United Power, La Plata joined SPP RTO West 4/1/2026. [See the full Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist →](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) ## States next door 7 of the 7 states bordering Colorado have at least one data-center measure on record. Restrictions tend to travel between neighbors, so this is usually where the next one comes from. [Kansas 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/kansas) [Nebraska 30](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/nebraska) [Oklahoma 19](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/oklahoma) [New Mexico 16](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/new-mexico) [Arizona 15](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/arizona) [Utah 12](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/utah) [Wyoming 6](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker/wyoming) ## Data centers in Colorado The US Data Center Map identifies 65 facilities run by 37 operators in Colorado, each one placed from primary sources and listed by city and by operator, with the measures on this page beside them. 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Paused = a temporary hold on new incentives or applications. Proposed = introduced and still pending. Failed / vetoed = died in committee, was voted down, or was vetoed. This page is generated from the same primary-sourced dataset as the national [U.S. Data Center Moratorium Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-moratorium-tracker) and is re-checked on the same weekly cycle, whether or not anything changed. Legislative status changes quickly; it is informational, not legal advice. Spot something out of date in Colorado? [Tell us](https://savrn.com/contact). Companion references: the [Data Center Grid Operator Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-grid-operator-watchlist) for the interconnection and curtailment rules that bind here, the [Data Center Water Tracker](https://savrn.com/data-center-water-tracker) for water mandates, and the [Data Center Delay Watchlist](https://savrn.com/data-center-delay-tracker) for named projects. ## Why Colorado is pushing back The objections repeat from state to state: strain on the electric grid, water drawn for cooling, and the sense that a facility takes local resources without giving much back. SAVRN builds AI factories designed around those three objections: on-site power that does not lean on the public grid, direct-to-chip cooling that does not consume municipal water, and a training institute that puts local people to work inside the building. [See how a SAVRN factory works](https://savrn.com/system) [Talk to us about a Colorado site](https://savrn.com/engage)