Data center restrictions tracker · Colorado

Logan County, Colorado: data center zoning exclusion (2026)

Data snapshot 2026-08-15 · part of Pricing the Fear of Data Centers

Logan County, Colorado, adopted a data-center zoning exclusion on February 18, 2026. Its status in this snapshot is enacted.

Logan County, Colorado, adopted a data-center moratorium on October 21, 2025. Its status in this snapshot is replaced.

The records read: "Logan County, Colorado, adopted new data center regulations on February 18, 2026, lifting its moratorium and allowing Granite Renewables' proposed $15B, 2GW project on 4,198 acres to proceed. The New York-based company had been visiting… (datacentertracker.org)." "180-day data-center moratorium, adopted 2025-10-21, since replaced by permanent regulations (Moratorium Nation)."

Details

ActionClassStatusDateMW thresholdScopeSource
Zoning exclusionrestrictionenactedFebruary 18, 2026county-widedatacentertracker.org
MoratoriumrestrictionreplacedOctober 21, 2025county-wideMoratorium Nation (ALEA Institute)

Jurisdiction type: county. County: Logan County. Dataset: datacentertracker. Snapshot August 15, 2026; documented actions, not a census.

Colorado context

Colorado has 17 documented local actions across 15 jurisdictions in this snapshot. There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Colorado in this snapshot.

A town that says no to a data center gives up local tax revenue, not jobs: one large campus pays $2M to $90M a year depending on the tax regime, against roughly 50 permanent jobs. The parent piece prices it and lists the conditions that beat a ban.

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