Colorado Data Center Legislation, News and Markets

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The Digest's tracker follows 3 Colorado data center bills: 1 that would restrict development, 2 that favor it, and 0 neutral. None has yet passed a chamber. The map covers 1 Colorado market with about 0.6 GW of capacity and pipeline. Local restrictions on data center permits are in effect.

0.6 GWcapacity and pipeline across 1 map market

3data center bills tracked

0advanced past committee

Activelocal moratorium activity

Local restrictions. Multiple local governments have enacted moratoriums: Denver City Council unanimously passed a 1-year moratorium (May 2026) on new zoning permits; Broomfield passed an 18-month moratorium (July 2026) on data centers drawing 10MW or more; Boulder County enacted a 6-month moratorium (June 2026); Larimer County extended its existing moratorium through February 2027; Woodland Park passed an 18-month pause and Monument a 6-month pause. Separately, Longmont capped data center energy use at 5% of the region's grid (100MW) rather than pausing new projects outright. Source: Colorado Newsline, Aug 10, 2026. See the moratorium layer on the map.

Latest Colorado data center activity

Bill actions and news about Colorado data centers in one timeline, newest first. News is matched to the state by the story's text.

Oct 21

NewsCrusoe Launches Liquid-Cooled Modular Data Center Supporting Nvidia GB300 and Vera Rubin

Oct 17

NewsAurora Mayor Reverses Course, Backs Indefinite Data Center Moratorium

Policy

Aug 26

NewsColorado Proposal Would Mandate Data Center Transparency Reporting

Impact

Aug 11

NewsColorado Local Governments Enact Moratoriums on Data Center Development

Policy

Jul 29

NewsSierra Club and Xcel Energy Clash Over Colorado Data Center Demand Response Transparency

Power

May 11

BillSB 102: Large-Load Data Centers Restrictive

Failed, last action May 11, 2026

May 7

BillHB 1030: Data Center & Utility Modernization Favorable

Failed, last action May 7, 2026

Apr 30

BillHB 1246: Consumer-Regulated Electric Utilities Favorable

Failed, last action Apr 30, 2026

Colorado data center legislation

1 restrictive2 favorable0 neutral

See all 3 Colorado bills in the Legislation tracker

Colorado data center markets and projects

Denver

0.6 GW

600MW under development.

Emerging market attracting enterprise and cloud edge deployments.

Explore every market on the interactive map

Other desks

Updated October 23, 2026. Bill labels are the Digest's own classification of each bill's text; market figures come from CBRE, JLL, and utility filings as cited on the map. All Digest news.