Data center laws in Colorado
No statute, commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill on data centers at the state level has been published to the record for Colorado yet. County and city rules are on the scorecard of the Colorado page.
Rules in Colorado
When a bill is introduced or an order is issued, it is drafted from the legislature's or the commission's own text and published here after a person reads it. Local rules, county and city ordinances and moratoriums, stay on the Colorado scorecard.
A law here is one statute, utility commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill at the state level. What it requires is taken from the text, never summarized from coverage; a date the text does not give is left empty. Its status is one of five, defined on the laws index. The dated events beneath a law are the scorecard entries that cite it.
Bills tracked
Signed into law 2
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Public Utilities Commission Modernize Electric Transmission Infrastructure
S.B. 72 Signed
Concerning the expansion of electric transmission facilities to enable Colorado to meet its clean energy goals, and, in connection therewith, creating the Colorado electric transmission authority...
Concerning the expansion of electric transmission facilities to enable Colorado to meet its clean energy goals, and, in connection therewith, creating the Colorado electric transmission authority, requiring transmission utilities to join organized wholesale markets, and allowing additional classes of transmission utilities to obtain revenue through the colocation of broadband facilities within their existing rights of way. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Apportionment Of Income Of Enterprise Data Centers
S.B. 299 Signed
Concerning the apportionment of income for state income tax for taxpayers with enterprise data centers in the state. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
In committee 1
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Data Center Development & Grid Modernization Act
S.B. 280 In committee
Concerning benefits to facilitate data center development while supporting electric grid infrastructure, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Data Center Development and Grid...
Concerning benefits to facilitate data center development while supporting electric grid infrastructure, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Data Center Development and Grid Modernization Act". As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
Failed or died 2
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S.B. 102 Died at adjournment
Concerning measures to ensure accountability for large load data centers. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Data Center & Utility Modernization
H.B. 1030 Died at adjournment
Concerning facilitation of data center development while supporting utility resources, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Data Center Workforce, Clean Energy, Grid Modernization, and...
Concerning facilitation of data center development while supporting utility resources, and, in connection therewith, creating the "Colorado Data Center Workforce, Clean Energy, Grid Modernization, and Consumer and Environmental Protection Act". As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
5 bills tracked in Colorado; 2026 Regular Session, legislature adjourned. 2 bills matched the watch terms as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
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