Colorado
4 data-center records tracked in Colorado: 2 projects, 0 on the Nov 3 ballot, 2 moratoriums.
How the sentiment breaks down
3 negative1 mixed0 positive0 unrated
(0 positive − 3 negative) ÷ 4 rated = -0.75
Score = (positive − negative) ÷ rated records. Each record with a stance_signal counts once: positive +1, negative −1, mixed 0. Range −1 (all negative) to +1 (all positive). Shown only when a state has at least 3 rated records; otherwise “Too few records”. Full method
Projects
| Project | Status | Signal | Next |
|---|---|---|---|
| GlobalAI data center (Weld County / Windsor area)Windsor area, Weld County | Approved | Mixed | None listed |
| Northeast Brighton data center campus (15518 WCR 4)Brighton, Adams/Weld County | Proposed | Opposed | None listed |
Local ballot-measure and policy records
- Mesa County 1-year data center moratorium · Opposed
- Thornton 1-year data center moratorium · Opposed
Ballot measures
- Weld County: Referendum on approved GlobalAI facility + initiative requiring voter approval for future data centers/expansions ↗petition circulating (Protect Our Water and Energy Resources, per BizWest tags)
Moratoriums
- Mesa County (unincorporated): land-use applications for data center facilitiesThrough Sep 29, 2027 · On record · Record
- Thornton: new data centers >~50,000 sq ft~12 months · On record · Record
Upcoming dates
No upcoming dates listed.
Past dates
Hearings, votes and deadlines that have already happened. They stay on the record; only the upcoming rollup drops them.
- Past Commissioners approved 12-month moratorium on acceptance/processing/approval of land-use applications for data centers in unincorporated Mesa County; effective immediately; no projects currently in worksMesa County · Record · Source ↗
- Past Citizens group collecting signatures for referendum on the approved facility plus initiative requiring voter approval for future DC development/expansionWindsor area, Weld County · Record · Source ↗
- Past Weld County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve Use by Special Review permit (datacentercensus tracker; needs primary confirmation)Windsor area, Weld County · Record · Source ↗
- 2026-01 & 2026-07Past Pre-application conferences (per open-records docs)Brighton, Adams/Weld County · Record
- 2026-09Past Officials call for 90-day moratoriumBrighton, Adams/Weld County · Record
- 2026-09Past City Council approved ~1-year moratorium on new data centers larger than ~50,000 sq ft (exact date ~Sep 8–9 per social posts; primary ordinance link not captured this run)Thornton, Adams County · Record · Source ↗
Sources
- Grand Junction Daily Sentinel: County approves 1-year moratorium on data centers ↗Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Western Slope Now / KREX: Mesa County freezes data center applications (unanimous) ↗Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Data Center Census regulation tracker (Weld/GlobalAI row) ↗Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Denver Post Facebook: Thornton and Commerce City moratoriums ↗Checked Sep 30, 2026
- Instagram: Thornton one-year moratorium >50k sq ft ↗Checked Sep 30, 2026
- BizWest: Proposed ballot issues could curb Weld data centers ↗Checked Sep 29, 2026
- Signal News Denver: Brighton residents oppose data center ↗Checked Sep 27, 2026
- Denver7: Brighton residents uncover proposal ↗Checked Sep 24, 2026
Where this state sits
- Strongly opposed
- Leaning opposed
- Divided
- Leaning supportive
- Strongly supportive
- Tracked, under 3 rated records: too few to score (the number is its record count)
- No records
Source: Singularity Farmer US data-center tracker · updated . How the score works
- 1 record
- 2–3 records
- 4–7 records
- 8 or more records
- No records
The number on a state is its count of tracked records, past and cancelled ones included.
Source: Singularity Farmer US data-center tracker · updated . How the score works
- Source pending: no data delivered yet
Source: Source pending. How the score works
Built from the US data-center tracker for 2026-10-02. Machine-readable: co.json.