Data-center buildout in Colorado, as reported

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Date	Source	Story	Location	Slug
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 Siting	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 Gazettealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver7 · The Business Journals · Denver Gazette · Colorado Politics · +1 more Water−, Denied or haltedSiting−, 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 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 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
Aug 12	GovTech	Opinion: Douglas County, Colo., Takes New Data Center Approach↗ GovTechalso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: The Cool Down Siting+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO Town of Parker, CO Moffat County, CO	us/co/douglas us/co/douglas/town/parker us/co/moffat
Aug 12	Denver Gazette	EDITORIAL: A refreshing approach to data centers↗ Denver Gazette Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO Town of Parker, CO	us/co/douglas us/co/douglas/town/parker
Aug 12	CBS News	Leaders in Colorado county grant $19 million tax break to controversial data center; "The math doesn't make sense."↗ CBS News Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO Town of Parker, CO	us/co/douglas us/co/douglas/town/parker
Aug 12	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Colorado Springs City Council sets special meeting for Project Taurus data center decision↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) More coverage: Colorado Springs Gazette WaterSiting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 11	KDVR	Douglas County Commissioners approve tax rebate for data center in Parker↗ KDVR Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO	us/co/douglas
Aug 11	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	City Council sets Sept. 17 meeting for Project Taurus data center decision↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($) Water	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 11	Rocky Mountain Voice	Douglas County Weighs Data Center Incentive as Front Range Restrictions Grow↗ Rocky Mountain Voice Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO	us/co/douglas
Aug 11	Sentinel Colorado	Aurora City Council rejects data center moratorium, approves new rules, water regs↗ Sentinel Colorado More coverage: denver7.com · CBS News · Denver Gazette · Denver Gazette · +3 more Water+, Approved or advancingSiting+, Approved or advancing	City of Aurora, CO	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora
Aug 11	Denver Gazette	Parker data center could get $19M tax rebate from Douglas County↗ Denver Gazettealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: Denver Gazette · KDVR · The Business Journals Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	Douglas County, CO Town of Parker, CO	us/co/douglas us/co/douglas/town/parker
Aug 7	Denver Gazette	Aurora City Council to discuss data center regulations, business permits↗ Denver Gazettealso carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: CBS News · Sentinel Colorado · Colorado Public Radio Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	City of Aurora, CO Aurora, CO (named in coverage)	us/co/arapahoe/city/aurora —
Aug 7	Colorado Public Radio	Weld County officials have told an AI company to stop construction on a new data center. Three times.↗ Colorado Public Radio Water−, Denied or halted	Weld County, CO City of Greeley, CO Town of Windsor, CO	us/co/weld us/co/weld/city/greeley us/co/weld/town/windsor
Aug 7	Alamosa Valley Courier	Rio Grande County passes data center moratorium↗ Alamosa Valley Courier Siting−, Denied or halted	Rio Grande County, CO	us/co/rio-grande
Aug 7	greeleytribune.com ($)	Letters: Johnstown data center study; secure voting↗ greeleytribune.com ($) Subsidies	Town of Johnstown, CO	us/co/weld/town/johnstown
Aug 6	Alamosa Citizen	Alamosa places 1-year moratorium on data centers, large battery storage systems↗ Alamosa Citizen Siting−, Denied or halted	City of Alamosa, CO Rio Grande County, CO Saguache County, CO	us/co/alamosa/city/alamosa us/co/rio-grande us/co/saguache
Aug 6	CraigDailyPress.com ($)	Moffat County adopts resolution reviewing data centers↗ CraigDailyPress.com ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: CraigDailyPress.com · CraigDailyPress.com · CraigDailyPress.com · CraigDailyPress.com · +2 more WaterSitingSubsidies	Moffat County, CO	us/co/moffat
Aug 6	Data Center Dynamics	Town of Lochbuie, Colorado, passes five-year data center moratorium↗ Data Center Dynamics Siting−, Denied or halted	Town of Lochbuie, CO	us/co/weld/town/lochbuie
Aug 5	Alamosa Citizen	Rio Grande commissioners say no for now to data centers↗ Alamosa Citizen More coverage: coyotegulch.blog Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Rio Grande County, CO City of Alamosa, CO	us/co/rio-grande us/co/alamosa/city/alamosa
Aug 5	Greeley Tribune ($)	Windsor residents show up in droves to oppose data centers in their town↗ Greeley Tribune ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: yahoo.com Water	Town of Windsor, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/weld/town/windsor us/co/weld
Aug 4	The Denver Post ($)	Separating fact from fear when it comes to our Elyria Swansea data center (Opinion)↗ The Denver Post ($) Water	City of Denver, CO	us/co/denver/city/denver
Aug 4	Colorado Springs Gazette ($)	Appeals filed to send Project Taurus decision to the Colorado Springs City Council↗ Colorado Springs Gazette ($)also carried by 1 other outlet More coverage: FOX21 News Colorado Siting	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Aug 3	The Coloradoan	Windsor contemplates regulations for data center development↗ The Coloradoan Siting	Town of Windsor, CO Larimer County, CO Weld County, CO	us/co/weld/town/windsor us/co/larimer us/co/weld
Aug 3	craigdailypress.com ($)	Data center zoning review process to begin Wednesday↗ craigdailypress.com ($) More coverage: Steamboat Pilot SitingWater	Moffat County, CO	us/co/moffat
Jul 31	The Colorado Sun	New report: Data center fees, special trust, sod grass tax on list of options for water funding in Colorado↗ The Colorado Sun More coverage: coyotegulch.blog Water	Colorado Logan County, CO	us/co us/co/logan
Jul 31	NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts	Colorado data center clears planning appeal in late-night vote, but neighbors say they're not done↗ NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 1 other outlet Subsidies+, Approved or advancing	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Jul 30	9News	Colorado Springs Planning Commission denies appeals in ‘Project Taurus’ data center↗ 9News Siting+, Approved or advancing	City of Colorado Springs, CO	us/co/el-paso/city/colorado-springs
Jul 29	Pagosa Daily Post	EDITORIAL: Data Centers in Pagosa Springs? Part Three↗ Pagosa Daily Post More coverage: theheraldtimes.com · Pagosa Daily Post Siting−, Denied or haltedWater−, Denied or halted	Town of Pagosa Springs, CO Archuleta County, CO Rio Blanco County, CO	us/co/archuleta/town/pagosa-springs us/co/archuleta us/co/rio-blanco

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