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Colorado · data as of 1 Nov 2026

Colorado: 395+ MW of existing data centers. 1.1+ GW in the pipeline.

43 projects tracked from county filings, state records and news. Status and permit facts link to their sources.

We haven't yet searched Colorado for data center projects beyond the ones we track here.

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Operating
395+ MW
35 projects
Under construction
260 MW
4 projects
Planned
818+ MW
4 projects
Proposed projects; not all will be built.
43
Projects tracked
all stages
7
Counties and cities with a project
see the table below

Projects by stage

StageProjectsMW
Announced2 projects100–500 MW
Land & zoning2 projects500–1,000 MW
Under construction4 projects260 MW
Operating35 projects395+ MW
Total43 projects1.5+ GW

+ = at least. MW includes Grounded Compute research (Q2 2026) where no public source gives a value.

Where the pipeline is

Counties shaded by MW

Conejos CountyJackson CountyArchuleta CountyWashington CountyGarfield CountyRio Grande CountyMorgan CountyElbert CountyMontrose CountyOtero CountyTeller CountyPhillips CountyYuma CountyPueblo CountyAlamosa CountyBaca CountyMontezuma CountyArapahoe CountyMineral CountyDolores CountyJefferson CountyDelta CountyGrand CountySaguache CountySummit CountyGunnison CountyCostilla CountyWeld CountyLas Animas CountyRoutt CountyDouglas CountyRio Blanco CountyBroomfield CountyDenver CountyBoulder CountyLarimer CountyCrowley CountyCuster CountyEl Paso CountyGilpin CountyHuerfano CountyOuray CountyCheyenne CountyMoffat CountyPitkin CountyProwers CountySan Juan CountyLa Plata CountyHinsdale CountyKit Carson CountySan Miguel CountyClear Creek CountyKiowa CountyPark CountyLake CountyLincoln CountyAdams CountyEagle CountyLogan CountySedgwick CountyChaffee CountyFremont CountyMesa CountyBent CountyCO-ADA-0003 · Land & zoning · 100–500 MWCO-ADA-0004 · Land & zoning · 100–500 MWCO-ARA-0008 · Under construction · 100–500 MWAWS · 19650 Winter Park Avenue (Buckley Air Force Base), Aurora · Operating · 100–500 MWCO-ELP-0001 · Announced · 100–500 MW · campus total, counted onceCO-ELP-0003 · Announced · 100–500 MW · campus total, counted once365 Data Centers · 3431 Windsor Drive, Aurora · Operating · under 100 MWSungard Availability Services · 550 E 84th Avenue, Thornton · Operating · under 100 MWEquinix · 9706 E Easter Avenue, Ste 160, Englewood · Operating · under 100 MWFlexential · 11900 East Cornell Avenue, Aurora · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ARA-0003 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ARA-0004 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ARA-0005 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ARA-0006 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ARA-0007 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0001 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0002 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0003 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0004 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0006 · Operating · under 100 MW · campus total, counted onceCO-DEN-0007 · Operating · under 100 MW · campus total, counted onceCO-DEN-0008 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0001 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0002 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0003 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0005 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0006 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0007 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0008 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0009 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0011 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-DOU-0012 · Under construction · under 100 MWCO-ELP-0002 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ELP-0004 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ELP-0006 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-ELP-0007 · Under construction · under 100 MWCO-JEF-0001 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-JEF-0002 · Operating · under 100 MWCO-WEL-0001 · Under construction · under 100 MWCO-DEN-0005 · Operating · MW not reportedCO-DOU-0004 · Operating · MW not reportedCO-DOU-0010 · Operating · MW not reportedCO-ELP-0005 · Operating · MW not reportedAWS365 Data CentersSungard Availability ServicesEquinixFlexential

43 of 43 projects mapped · locations from our project list · as of 1 Nov 2026

County shading

  • Under 500 MW
  • 500–2,000 MW
  • 2,000+ MW

Data center projects

  • Planned
  • Permitted
  • Under construction
  • Operating
  • Withdrawn

Pin size: MW

Counties with the most MW

+ = at least

Moratoriums

As of 31 Oct 2026, we count at least 27 local data center pauses in force in Colorado, 2 bans and 5 proposals, across its counties and cities. At state level: checked, nothing found.

Colorado moratorium tracker: every row with its source

Counties with a project (7)

Counties with 3 or more projects have their own page

CountyProjectsUnder construction or operatingMW
Douglas County1212104+ MW
Arapahoe County99316 MW
Denver County8887+ MW
El Paso County75207+ MW
Adams County42729 MW
Jefferson County22under 100 MW
Weld County11under 100 MW
7 counties4339Calculated

Projects

5 projects named free · 38 more in the Colorado file

Developer · addressCountyStageMW rangeDatesID
365 Data Centers · 3431 Windsor Drive, AuroraAdams CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ADA-0001
Sungard Availability Services · 550 E 84th Avenue, ThorntonAdams CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ADA-0002
Equinix · 9706 E Easter Avenue, Ste 160, EnglewoodArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0001
Flexential · 11900 East Cornell Avenue, AuroraArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0002
AWS · 19650 Winter Park Avenue (Buckley Air Force Base), AuroraArapahoe CountyOperating100–500 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ARA-0009
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0005
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0006
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ARA-0007
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0002
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingMW not reportedFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0005
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWCampus total, counted onceLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-DEN-0006
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWCampus total, counted onceLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-DEN-0007
Developer and address: in the paid fileDenver CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DEN-0008
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0002
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingMW not reportedFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0005
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0006
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0007
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0008
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0009
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingMW not reportedFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0010
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-DOU-0011
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ELP-0002
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ELP-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyOperatingMW not reportedFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ELP-0005
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-ELP-0006
Developer and address: in the paid fileJefferson CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-JEF-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileJefferson CountyOperatingunder 100 MWFirst recorded 25 Oct 2026CO-JEF-0002
Developer and address: in the paid fileArapahoe CountyUnder construction100–500 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ARA-0008
Developer and address: in the paid fileDouglas CountyUnder constructionunder 100 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-DOU-0012
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyUnder constructionunder 100 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ELP-0007
Developer and address: in the paid fileWeld CountyUnder constructionunder 100 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-WEL-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileAdams CountyLand & zoning100–500 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ADA-0003
Developer and address: in the paid fileAdams CountyLand & zoning100–500 MWLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ADA-0004
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyAnnounced100–500 MWCampus total, counted onceLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ELP-0001
Developer and address: in the paid fileEl Paso CountyAnnounced100–500 MWCampus total, counted onceLast change 1 Nov 2026CO-ELP-0003

38 more projects: names, developers and sources in the Colorado file →

Show all 43

FAQ

How many data centers are under construction in Colorado?
4 of 43, as of 1 Nov 2026. 35 more operating.
How much data center capacity is in Colorado's pipeline?
1.1+ GW in the pipeline (260 MW under construction, 818+ MW planned), and 395+ MW operating. These are floors: where no public source gives a MW value, the total uses Grounded Compute research (Q2 2026).
Which Colorado county has the most data center projects?
Douglas County: 12 projects.

Cite this page

Source: Grounded Compute, Colorado data centers, 1 Nov 2026. https://groundedcompute.com/us/colorado

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