Data-center buildout in Colorado, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
Sep 14	The Denver Post ($)	Aurora set to embark on data center regulation with a measure aimed at reducing water consumption↗ The Denver Post ($) Water−, 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 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	TheEnergyMag	Global AI Wins Colorado Data Center Permit Amid Power, Water Disputes↗ TheEnergyMagalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: CBS News · The Nerd Stash Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley
Sep 10	Colorado Public Radio	If approved, Project Taurus will use substantially more electricity than Colorado Springs' current top power customer↗ Colorado Public Radio Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 9	Colorado Public Radio	Weld County officials will vote on whether to approve a controversial data center on Wednesday↗ Colorado Public Radioalso carried by 4 other outlets More coverage: Denver7 · Greeley Tribune · The Business Journals · longmontleader.com · +8 more Siting+, Approved or advancingWater+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley
Sep 9	Greeley Tribune ($)	Letters: GlobalAI project reactions; 120th Congress must restore a functioning Democratic Republic↗ Greeley Tribune ($) Water	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Sep 8	Greeley Tribune ($)	Greeley, Windsor officials prepare to clash over new data center in Weld County↗ Greeley Tribune ($) Water	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO Town of Windsor, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld/town/windsor
Sep 8	The Coloradoan ($)	Fort Collins to examine putting limits on data centers↗ The Coloradoan ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Westminster Window Water−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Fort Collins, CO City of Thornton, CO	us/co/larimer/city/fort-collins us/co/adams/city/thornton
Sep 7	SteamboatToday.com ($)	Hayden Town Council eyes data center moratorium after public pushback↗ SteamboatToday.com ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	Town of Hayden, CO Routt County, CO	us/co/routt/town/hayden us/co/routt
Sep 7	Greeley Tribune ($)	Data center pre-annexation agreement to go before Greeley City Council↗ Greeley Tribune ($) More coverage: Ft. Lupton Press Water+, Approved or advancingSubsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Greeley, CO	us/co/weld/city/greeley
Sep 3	Yahoo	Denver Resident Shows Data Center Watering Their Lawn While Residents Face Water Restrictions For a Year↗ Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Gadget Review · Tom's Hardware · Futurism · The Mirror US Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Denver, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver
Sep 3	The Pagosa Springs Sun	Town’s new river access park given official name, data center moratorium approved↗ The Pagosa Springs Sun Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Pagosa Springs, CO	us/co/archuleta/town/pagosa-springs
Sep 2	The Business Journals ($)	Large data center project in Weld County clears its first hurdle↗ The Business Journals ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Sep 2	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Petitions seek to place noise restrictions, surveillance cameras and water limits on Colorado Springs ballot↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Water	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Sep 2	Westword	Everyone has hot takes on data centers, but are you brave enough to join a working group?↗ Westword Water−, Denied or halted	City of Denver, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver
Sep 1	9News	Weld County Commissioners prepare to vote on Global AI data center permit↗ 9News Siting	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Aug 31	milehighcre.com	Denver Forming Working Group Around Data Centers↗ milehighcre.com More coverage: City and County of Denver Subsidies−, Denied or haltedSiting−, Denied or halted	City of Denver, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver
Aug 31	Rocky Mountain Voice	Is Raeden setting a new data center standard in Colorado Springs?↗ Rocky Mountain Voice Water	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 30	journal-advocate.com ($)	New Colorado data center electric rules spur concerns about Xcel plan↗ journal-advocate.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet Siting	Colorado	us/co
Aug 30	Common Dreams	Opinion | Finding Hope in Community Pushback Against Data Centers↗ Common Dreams Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 30	The Denver Post ($)	As regulators seek data center power rules, critics say Xcel is proposing ‘secret process’ as loophole for some projects↗ The Denver Post ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Greeley Tribune WaterSiting	Colorado	us/co
Aug 28	ColoradoBiz	Loveland City Council to discuss potential data center impacts↗ ColoradoBiz More coverage: North Forty News · Reporter-Herald · Berthoud Weekly Surveyor · Reporter-Herald · +1 more Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Loveland, CO Town of Mead, CO	us/co/larimer/city/loveland us/co/weld/town/mead
Aug 26	The Prowers Journal	Mayor Kirk Crespin Reflects on Council Resignation, the Data Center Debate and Lamar’s Future↗ The Prowers Journal Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Lamar, CO	us/co/prowers/city/lamar
Aug 26	Greeley Tribune ($)	Letters: Artificial intelligence concerns↗ Greeley Tribune ($) Siting	Town of Windsor, CO	us/co/weld/town/windsor
Aug 25	Colorado Politics ($)	Aurora City Council considers stricter food truck regulations↗ Colorado Politics ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Aug 25	The Prowers Journal	Lamar City Council meeting of August 24, 2026 has large audience in attendance to protest any proposed data center – Council receives letter of resignation from Ward I Council Member Brent Bates↗ The Prowers Journal Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Lamar, CO Prowers County, CO	us/co/prowers/city/lamar us/co/prowers
Aug 25	Greeley Tribune ($)	Greeley annexes Great Western Industrial Park, adding to Windsor tensions↗ Greeley Tribune ($) Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Greeley, CO Town of Windsor, CO	us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld/town/windsor
Aug 25	KDVR	Data center debate continues in Aurora after council rejects moratorium proposal↗ KDVRalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Denver7 · The Business Journals · Denver Gazette · Colorado Politics · +2 more SitingWater	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Aug 24	Steamboat Pilot ($)	Town of Hayden becomes first Routt County municipality to add data center language into development code↗ Steamboat Pilot ($)also carried by 2 other outlets Subsidies	Town of Hayden, CO	us/co/routt/town/hayden
Aug 24	BizWest	Dacono considering data-center moratorium↗ BizWestalso carried by 2 other outlets More coverage: Greeley Tribune · Canon City Daily Record Siting−, Denied or haltedSubsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Dacono, CO Fremont County, CO	us/co/weld/city/dacono us/co/fremont
Aug 24	The Rocky Mountain Collegian	Proposed Northern Colorado data center faces uncertain future following gaps in construction permits↗ The Rocky Mountain Collegian Water	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Aug 23	Hoodline	Adams County Data Center Fight Boils Over as Thornton Crowd Grills Mayors↗ Hoodline Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Thornton, CO City of Brighton, CO City of Commerce City, CO	us/co/adams/city/thornton us/co/adams/city/brighton us/co/adams/city/commerce-city
Aug 22	Denver7	Residents pack Thornton library to voice concerns about data centers in Adams County↗ Denver7 Water	Adams County, CO City of Commerce City, CO City of Thornton, CO	us/co/adams us/co/adams/city/commerce-city us/co/adams/city/thornton
Aug 22	Denver Gazette	Aurora lawmakers to discuss first of new data center regulations↗ Denver Gazette Water−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Aug 17	Arvada Press	Arvada City Council mulling 18-month partial moratorium on data centers↗ Arvada Press Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Arvada, CO	us/co/jefferson/city/arvada
Aug 17	greeleytribune.com ($)	Global AI data center under investigation by Weld County for 3 violations↗ greeleytribune.com ($) Water−, Denied or halted	Weld County, CO	us/co/weld
Aug 15	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Colorado Springs mayor announces ‘community-first’ standards for data centers↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 14	CraigDailyPress.com ($)	City Council adopts public process for letters of support after Toto Labs letter disclosure↗ CraigDailyPress.com ($) Siting	City of Craig, CO	us/co/moffat/city/craig
Aug 13	The Cool Down	Water, power, and jobs drive a Colorado county's early debate over data centers↗ The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet Siting	Moffat County, CO	us/co/moffat
Aug 12	CraigDailyPress.com ($)	City of Craig reveals prior contact with Toto Labs — withdraws letter of support↗ CraigDailyPress.com ($) Subsidies−, Denied or halted	City of Craig, CO Moffat County, CO	us/co/moffat/city/craig us/co/moffat

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