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Thornton 1-year data center moratorium

Thornton, Adams County, CO

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Location
Thornton, Adams County, CO
Local signal
Opposed

Moratoriums

  • Thornton: new data centers >~50,000 sq ft · through ~12 months · Denver Post social / Instagram secondary

Notes

Only secondary/social corroboration this week (Denver Post FB post; Instagram). Grouped with Commerce City, Denver, Jefferson, Larimer pauses. Needs official city ordinance URL.

Timeline

  • Sep 2026City 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) · source ↗

Sources

  1. Denver Post Facebook: Thornton and Commerce City moratoriums ↗ · as of
  2. Instagram: Thornton one-year moratorium >50k sq ft ↗ · as of

Compiled from public records and reporting. Values a source did not state are marked “not reported”. Record ID co-thornton-moratorium. Back to the tracker.