Longmont City Council Hyperscale Data Center Ban Ordinance
Longmont City Council voted 6 to 1 on June 9, 2026 to adopt an ordinance banning any new hyperscale data center that would consume 100 megawatts or more of power or exceed 5 percent of Platte River Power Authority's system capacity.
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Longmont City Council Hyperscale Data Center Ban Ordinance
Longmont City Council · June 9, 2026
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- Clip 1 · 0:16 Longmont City Council Ordinance Summary Elected Official In support auto captions, uncheckedPower & Grid Water Zoning
Longmont's new ordinance approved 6 to 1 prohibits any data center requiring 100 megawatts of electricity or 5 percent or more of Platte River Power Authority capacity.
"SEVEN'S IS LIVE IN LONGMONT FOR US THIS MORNING. SOPHIA, THIS ORDINANCE SPECIFICALLY FOCUSES ON THE SO CALLED HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS, WHICH ARE THE BIGGEST ONES RIGHT? >> YEAH. AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THIS 6 TO ONE LAST NIGHT WITH SOME OF THOSE CITY LEADERS SAYING THEY WANTED TO GET AHEAD OF A TREND THAT THEY'VE SEEN PLAY OUT IN COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE. NOW THIS NEW ORDINANCE BANS ANY NEW DATA CENTER THAT WOULD EITHER USE 5% OR MORE. THE PLATTE RIVER POWER."
- Clip 2 · 0:44 Resident public comment Resident Public Comment auto captions, unchecked
Residents and community speakers address Longmont City Council regarding local water, power grid, noise, and zoning impacts.
"CAPACITY OR 100 MEGAWATTS OF POWER, WHICHEVER IS LOWER AND FOR COMPARISON, CITY STAFF SAID 100 MEGAWATT IS ENOUGH ELECTRICITY TO POWER BETWEEN 10 30,000 HOMES ON A HOT SUMMER DAY. SOME PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT THE ORDINANCE SAY THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT ENERGY DEMAND WATER USE IN LINCOLN SUMPTION. >> IT'S JUST SO MUCH CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES THAT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE A GOOD"
- Clip 3 · 1:14 Longmont City Council Member Elected Official Opposed auto captions, uncheckedPower & Grid Water Zoning Moratorium
Longmont City Council members deliberate on municipal siting standards, utility capacity, and the recorded ordinance action.
">> AND COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW POPKIN IS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS ORDINANCE FORWARD. HE'S ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY'S RESOURCES, WHICH IS WHY HE WANTED PROTECTIONS IN PLACE. >> WE HAVE SOME SMALL SCALE DATA CENTERS THAT ENHANCE SOME OF OUR BIOTECH INDUSTRY AND OUR INNOVATION CORRIDOR LIKE, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THOSE KINDS OF FACILITIES THAT HELP ADVANCE LOCAL JOBS THAT HELP ADVANCE REGIONAL INNOVATION AND THAT DON'T PUT A STRAIN ON ANY OF OUR SINGLE UTILITIES OR"
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