As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 17 local government actions on data centers in Colorado, across 15 jurisdictions in 13 counties: 15 moratoria and 2 zoning exclusions. By status: 13 in force, 3 enacted, and 1 replaced.
There is no statewide restriction, incentive rollback, or large-load tariff on record for Colorado in this snapshot.
Data centers in Colorado used about 2.0 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 2.7 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Local actions in Colorado
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument | El Paso County | Moratorium | in force | July 20, 2026 |
| Woodland Park | Teller County | Moratorium | in force | July 16, 2026 |
| Broomfield | Broomfield County | Moratorium | in force | July 7, 2026 |
| Delta County | Delta County | Moratorium | in force | July 7, 2026 |
| Hudson | Weld County | Moratorium | in force | July 1, 2026 |
| South Fork | Rio Grande County | Moratorium | in force | June 18, 2026 |
| Archuleta County | Archuleta County | Moratorium | in force | June 16, 2026 |
| Buena Vista | Chaffee County | Moratorium | in force | June 9, 2026 |
| Longmont | Boulder County | Moratorium | enacted | June 9, 2026 |
| Boulder County | Boulder County | Moratorium | in force | June 2, 2026 |
| Jefferson County | Jefferson County | Moratorium | in force | May 19, 2026 |
| Denver | Denver County | Moratorium | in force | May 18, 2026 |
| Weld County | Weld County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | April 6, 2026 |
| Denver | Denver County | Moratorium | in force | February 24, 2026 |
| Logan County | Logan County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | February 18, 2026 |
| Larimer County | Larimer County | Moratorium | in force | January 27, 2026 |
| Logan County | Logan County | Moratorium | replaced | October 21, 2025 |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Colorado that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.