Aurora City Council to vote on data center ban
In Colorado Springs, El Paso County (CO), Colorado Springs 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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Aurora City Council to vote on data center ban
Colorado Springs City Council · June 15, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:19 Colorado Springs City Council Officials and Speakers Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedZoning Power & Grid Water
Officials and speakers in Colorado Springs, CO address municipal data center zoning, grid capacity, and community impacts.
">> AND, ASHLEY, THE CITY NOW HAS A LETTER FROM A DATA CENTER DEVELOPER TO CONSIDER AS WELL. >> YEAH. MICHELLE AND BRIAN, GOOD MORNING. AND DATA CENTERS WILL ONCE AGAIN BE THE TOPIC OF CONVERSATION DURING CITY COUNCIL'S MEETING LATER TONIGHT. NOW, THE CITY OF AURORA IS ACTUALLY HOME TO NINE DATA CENTERS AND THE LARGEST DATA CENTER HERE IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. FIVE OF THOSE DATA"
- Clip 2 · 0:52 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Community members and local officials in Colorado Springs, CO weigh water supply, electricity rates, and neighborhood buffer rules.
"VALLEY RANCH. THAT ONE HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED, BUT NOW THE DEVELOPER SAYS IT WILL EXPLORE A NEW SITE FOR THE 860,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY, BUT ONLY IF THE CITY PAUSES. NEW DATA CENTER RULES FOR 90 DAYS. NOW, CITY COUNCIL DID VOTE AGAINST A SIX MONTH MORATORIUM EARLIER EARLIER THIS YEAR, WITH MAYOR MIKE COFFMAN CASTING THE TIE BREAKING VOTE AGAINST THE ORDINANCE. BUT NOW,"
- Clip 3 · 1:19 Colorado Springs City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedMoratorium Zoning Water Power & Grid
Colorado Springs City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
"DEVELOPER'S LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL. NOW, A MORATORIUM WOULD NEED SEVEN VOTES TO PASS. IF IT DOES PASS, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL SOMETIME NEXT YEAR. IF PASSED TONIGHT, IT WOULD ALSO NOT STOP THE TRIDENT DATA CENTER FOR MOVING FORWARD, BECAUSE THAT DATA CENTER HAS ALREADY BEEN APPROVED. NOW, THAT MEETING IS SCHEDULED TO START LATER TONIGHT AT 6:00, REPORTING LIVE IN AURORA THIS MORNING. I'M YOUR"
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