Colorado Springs Bucks State Trend on Data Centers With Project Taurus Approval

By Alexander Edwards | The Denver Gazette

Data centers have been thrust into the limelight in the past 12-18 months as more companies seek to build them while concerns grow about their use of natural resources.

That’s led some Colorado communities to reject data centers, while others welcome them in hopes of economic gains.

As Colorado Springs forges ahead with Project Taurus, a planned AI data center being built in an old computer chip manufacturing facility at 1615 W. Garden of the Gods Road, other locations in Colorado have imposed temporary moratoriums on data centers.

Larimer County imposed a moratorium on data centers that expires on Aug. 25.

On May 18, the Denver City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on new data center development. One day later, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of a 10-month ban on new data centers.

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