Data center developer withdraws plans in Brighton
In Brighton, Adams County (CO), Brighton City Council and local residents debated municipal data center siting, utility infrastructure load, water consumption, and zoning rules during the June 15, 2026 session.
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Data center developer withdraws plans in Brighton
Brighton City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:29 Brighton City Council Applicant and Economic Development Presentation Developer Representative In support auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Brighton City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"DEVELOPER WHO IS DRAWING UP PLANS TO BUILD A DATA CENTER HERE IN BRIGHTON HAS WITHDRAWN THOSE PLANS AND THAT SPECIFIC DATA CENTER IS REALLY WHAT BROUGHT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT TO TONIGHT'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT, THE PITCHER THAT DATA CENTER, WHICH AGAIN HAS NOW BEEN SCRAPPED, ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR, WOULD HAVE BEEN 8 INDIVIDUAL DATA CENTERS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF WELD COUNTY ROAD 4 AND COUNTY ROAD. 27 AND A LOT OF NEIGHBORS HERE"
- Clip 2 · 0:58 Brighton City Council Official Deliberation Elected Official Questioning auto captions, uncheckedWater Power & Grid Zoning Tax Abatements
Substantive hearing record before Brighton City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"ME THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT NOISE, POLLUTION, WATER CONSUMPTION AND THEIR ELECTRICITY RATES GOING UP. SO TONIGHT, THE CITY COUNCIL IS REALLY DEBATING A BIGGER PICTURE. THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT A MORATORIUM ON ALL NEW DATA CENTER DEVELOPMENT. AND IF THIS PASSES, IT WILL BE A PAUSE FOR 180 DAYS WHILE THE CITY TAKES TIME TO FIGURE OUT WHAT RULES AND REGULATIONS BRIGHTON NEEDS AROUND THIS DEVELOPMENT. BUT SOME PEOPLE"
- Clip 3 · 1:31 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Substantive hearing record before Brighton City Council regarding data center siting, utility capacity, and community impacts.
"MORATORIUM MAYBE INSTEAD OF 90 DAYS, I OR 100 NATHAN NEEDS TO BE MUCH SO RESEARCH CAN BE COMPLETED. >> WELL, THE COUNCIL HAS NOT TAKEN A VOTE ON THAT MORATORIUM TONIGHT. WE ARE STILL HEARING PUBLIC COMMENT INSIDE THAT MEETING BEHIND ME. BUT EVEN IF IT PASSES THROUGH TONIGHT, THIS IS JUST A FIRST READINGS OF THE COUNCIL WILL NEED TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK ATWE T T"
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