Data-center buildout in Colorado, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Oct 11	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Appeals filed against Project Primestone, high-tech GPU testing lab↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Oct 10	Complete Colorado	Developer duel unfolding around Weld County data center↗ Complete Colorado Siting	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Oct 9	9News	Denver's data center policy guides will meet for the first time on Friday↗ 9News Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Denver, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver
Oct 8	9News	Weld County residents launch petitions to challenge approved data center; seek voter input on future projects↗ 9News Water−, Denied or halted	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Oct 8	WesternSlopeNow.com	Council moves to pause large data center projects↗ WesternSlopeNow.comalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · Colorado Springs Gazette Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Grand Junction, CO Mesa County, CO City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction us/co/mesa us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Oct 7	Courthouse News	Angry Colorado business owners sue to block GlobalAI data center↗ Courthouse News More coverage: Law360 Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Colorado Weld County, CO	us/co us/co/weld
Oct 7	The Colorado Sun	Denver names data center advisory group amid moratorium↗ The Colorado Sunalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver Gazette Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Denver, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver us/co/weld
Oct 7	Colorado Public Radio	City of Brighton approves data center moratorium to prevent new data center from moving forward↗ Colorado Public Radio More coverage: BizWest · Ft. Lupton Press Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Brighton, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton
Oct 7	CBS News	Colorado city council backs year-long data center moratorium after proposed project withdrawn↗ CBS Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Coloradoan · Wichita Eagle Power and grid−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Brighton, CO City of Fort Collins, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/larimer/city/fort-collins
Oct 7	9News	Controversial Brighton data center application pulled, council votes for 1-year data center moratorium↗ 9News More coverage: Yahoo · KDVR · 9News Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Brighton, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton
Oct 6	CBS News	Colorado cities of Brighton, Arvada weigh data centers moratoriums↗ CBS News Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Brighton, CO City of Arvada, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/jefferson/city/arvada
Oct 6	GovTech	Aurora, Colo., Mayor Says Hyperscale Data Center Must Be Stopped↗ GovTechalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver7 · KKCO 11 News · www.longmontleader.com Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO City of Loveland, CO City of Grand Junction, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora us/co/larimer/city/loveland us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction
Oct 5	The Colorado Sun	Colorado data center fight heads to Brighton next as opposition grows↗ The Colorado Sun Water	City of Brighton, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/weld
Oct 3	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Calls for civility after Project Taurus directed to, from city leaders↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Oct 2	CBS News	Aurora mayor says proposed Trident Data Center should be stopped↗ CBS News More coverage: Westword · Sentinel Colorado Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Oct 1	Denver Gazette	Second large data center proposed for Aurora Highlands area↗ Denver Gazette More coverage: Denver Gazette · The Denver Post Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Oct 1	Sentinel Colorado	Weld County citizens file petitions to challenge global AI data center↗ Sentinel Colorado Water	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Sep 30	CBS News	Aurora's Green Valley Ranch residents concerned as city considers second data center nearby↗ CBS News Water	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 30	Sentinel Colorado	Arapahoe County leaders tour data centers amid community pushback, regulations↗ Sentinel Colorado Water	City of Aurora, CO Arapahoe County, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora us/co/arapahoe
Sep 29	Colorado Newsline	Weld County group collecting petition signatures to block Global AI data center↗ Colorado Newslinealso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: Pagosa Daily Post Water	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Sep 29	Sentinel Colorado	Aurora considers second massive data center proposal near Aurora Highlands↗ Sentinel Colorado Water	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 29	Denver7	Aurora bans evaporative cooling in new buildings, requires sprinklers off by October through April↗ Denver7 Water−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 27	FOX21 News Colorado	National Data Center Revolt Bus Tour arrives in Colorado Springs↗ FOX21 News Colorado Water	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 27	annelandmanblog.com	Mesa County Commissioners to hold public hearing on data center moratorium on Tuesday, Sept. 29↗ annelandmanblog.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Mesa County, CO	us/co/mesa
Sep 26	The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel ($)	Mesa County to consider data center moratorium↗ The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel ($) More coverage: WesternSlopeNow.com Siting−, Denied or halted	Mesa County, CO City of Grand Junction, CO	us/co/mesa us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction
Sep 25	BusinessDen ($)	Two more cities pass moratoriums on new data centers↗ BusinessDen ($)also carried by 3 other outlets More coverage: Mesa County · The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel · FOX21 News Colorado · Hoodline · +1 more Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce City, CO City of Thornton, CO Mesa County, CO	us/co/adams/city/commerce-city us/co/adams/city/thornton us/co/mesa
Sep 25	KKTV	CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR PROJECT TAURUS COMMENTS↗ KKTV Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 24	KRDO	Mayor, City Council leadership release statements after tense city council meeting over proposed data center↗ KRDO Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 24	Complete Colorado	City annexation fight breaks out over Weld County data center↗ Complete Colorado Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Greeley, CO Town of Windsor, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld/town/windsor us/co/weld
Sep 24	KGNU	ICE arrest in Westminster Wednesday; Two more cities pass data center moratoriums; State will create rules for Xcel’s high wind power shutoffs↗ KGNU Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Thornton, CO City of Commerce City, CO	us/co/adams/city/thornton us/co/adams/city/commerce-city
Sep 24	Denver Gazette	Aurora residents claim they were blindsided by proposed data center nearby↗ Denver Gazette More coverage: Colorado Politics · Denver Gazette SubsidiesSiting	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 23	Denver7	Brighton residents uncover proposal for massive data center campus, spurring potential moratorium↗ Denver7 More coverage: Denver7 · Sentinel Colorado Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Brighton, CO City of Aurora, CO	us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 23	westword.com	Commerce City joins growing list of cities pausing data center construction↗ westword.com Water−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce City, CO	us/co/adams/city/commerce-city
Sep 22	Axios ($)	Project Taurus data center in limbo after Raeden threatens to pull out↗ Axios ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: thecatalystnews.com Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 21	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Activists childishly disrupt public hearing on data center | Rachel Stovall↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 21	Colorado Newsline	Colorado’s largest data center could rise next to homes — without a public hearing↗ Colorado Newslinealso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Denver7 · Daily Kos Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO Colorado City of Commerce City, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora us/co us/co/adams/city/commerce-city
Sep 19	theheraldtimes.com ($)	Rangely’s geothermal proposal now includes data centers↗ theheraldtimes.com ($) Siting	Town of Rangely, CO Rio Blanco County, CO	us/co/rio-blanco/town/rangely us/co/rio-blanco
Sep 19	KOAA News 5	City Council postpones Project Taurus data center decision six months↗ KOAA News 5also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Denver Post · 9News Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Colorado Springs, CO City of Thornton, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs us/co/adams/city/thornton
Sep 18	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Raeden says it has received threats over proposed data center↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Subsidies	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 18	KRDO	Data center developer says it is 'evaluating' partnership after tense Colorado Springs City Council meeting↗ KRDO Subsidies	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 18	The Fort Morgan Times ($)	Brush City Council hears concerns over potential data centers↗ The Fort Morgan Times ($) Siting	City of Brush, CO	us/co/morgan/city/brush
Sep 18	9News	As data center debates get heated, local group encourages public to share comments↗ 9Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies	City of Colorado Springs, CO City of Aurora, CO City of Denver, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora us/co/denver/city/denver
Sep 18	KRDO	Four arrested after disturbance at city council data center meeting, CSPD says↗ KRDO Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 18	9News	Data center vote postponed for months after arrests at heated Colorado Springs council meeting↗ 9News Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 18	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	4 arrested after altercation with police at Project Taurus council meeting↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 17	KRDO	Colorado Springs City Council postpones decision on Project Taurus appeals until April 2027↗ KRDO More coverage: KDVR SitingSubsidies	City of Colorado Springs, CO City of Denver, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs us/co/denver/city/denver
Sep 16	Yellow Scene Magazine	Democratic Socialists of America in Adams County host a community event against proposed data centers↗ Yellow Scene Magazine Water−, Denied or halted	City of Commerce City, CO Adams County, CO City of Thornton, CO	us/co/adams/city/commerce-city us/co/adams us/co/adams/city/thornton
Sep 16	westernslopenow.com	Data center moratorium proposal discussed by Grand Junction City Council↗ westernslopenow.com Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Grand Junction, CO	us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction
Sep 16	The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel	GJ considering data center moratorium↗ The Grand Junction Daily Sentinelalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Reporter-Herald · ColoradoBiz · BizWest Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Grand Junction, CO City of Loveland, CO	us/co/mesa/city/grand-junction us/co/larimer/city/loveland
Sep 15	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	State, national debate over data centers lands in Colorado Springs with Project Taurus vote Thursday↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($)also carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Colorado Public Radio · KOAA News 5 · krdo.com · Colorado Springs Gazette · +5 more SitingWaterSubsidies	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 15	The Business Journals ($)	Denver data center developer plans new major Aurora project↗ The Business Journals ($) More coverage: 9News WaterSubsidies	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 15	9News	Data center regulation approved by Aurora City Council↗ 9News More coverage: 9News · Westword Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 14	Reporter-Herald ($)	Loveland City Council to review 2026 community survey results↗ Reporter-Herald ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Loveland, CO	us/co/larimer/city/loveland
Sep 14	CraigDailyPress.com ($)	Moffat County commissioners delay decision on data center moratorium in order to seek public input↗ CraigDailyPress.com ($) Water	Moffat County, CO	us/co/moffat
Sep 14	The Denver Post ($)	Aurora set to embark on data center regulation with a measure aimed at reducing water consumption↗ The Denver Post ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver Gazette · sentinelcolorado.com · The Denver Post Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 13	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	GUEST OPINION: Data center poses few environmental issues↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Water	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 12	FOX21 News Colorado	Protesters stage noise demo against data center↗ FOX21 News Coloradoalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: FOX21 News Colorado Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 12	Alamosa Valley Courier	Alamosa County approves small-scale data center amid Valley-wide concerns↗ Alamosa Valley Courier More coverage: Alamosa Citizen Water+, Approved or advancing	Alamosa County, CO Rio Grande County, CO Saguache County, CO	us/co/alamosa us/co/rio-grande us/co/saguache
Sep 11	The Nerd Stash	Approval of Largest Data Center Yet in Colorado Sparks Outrage: 'Upsides are minimal, downsides are everywhere'↗ The Nerd Stashalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Capital & Main Siting+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO City of Aurora, CO	us/co/weld us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Sep 10	CBS News	Northern Colorado county unanimously approves new GlobalAI data center↗ CBS Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: 9News · Rocky Mountain Voice · North Forty News · ConstructConnect News Water+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Sep 10	Westminster Window	Thornton clamps on 12-month moratorium on new data centers↗ Westminster Windowalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Thornton, CO	us/co/adams/city/thornton
Sep 10	Ft. Lupton Press	Weld Commissioners unanimous in support of Data Center↗ Ft. Lupton Press More coverage: The Coloradoan Water+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley
Sep 10	Ft. Lupton Press	Greeley approves annexation for proposed data center↗ Ft. Lupton Press Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Greeley, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld
Sep 10	longmontleader.com	Weld County Approves Global AI Data Center Near Windsor Despite Water, Power Concerns↗ longmontleader.comalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: Colorado Public Radio · 9News · KDVR · Colorado Newsline · +1 more Siting+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO Town of Windsor, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld/town/windsor

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