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  "attribution": "Data: Data Center Record, datacenterrecord.org, CC BY 4.0. Link to the specific record page where possible.",
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          "title": "Weld County Commissioners prepare to vote on Global AI data center permit - 9News",
          "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/weld-county-commissioners-prepare-vote-221344263.html",
          "publisher": "9News",
          "date": "2026-09-01",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Large data center project in Weld County clears its first hurdle - The Business Journals",
          "url": "https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2026/09/02/data-center-project-in-weld-county-advances.html",
          "publisher": "The Business Journals",
          "date": "2026-09-02",
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          "title": "Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center - Colorado Newsline",
          "url": "https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/09/10/weld-comissioners-global-ai-data-center/",
          "publisher": "Colorado Newsline",
          "date": "2026-09-10",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Northern Colorado county unanimously approves new GlobalAI data center - CBS News",
          "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/northern-colorado-county-unanimously-approves-globalai-data-center/",
          "publisher": "CBS News",
          "date": "2026-09-11",
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        },
        {
          "title": "What's next after Weld County approves permit for what could be largest Colorado AI data center - 9News",
          "url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/whats-next-weld-county-approves-230221015.html",
          "publisher": "9News",
          "date": "2026-09-11",
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        {
          "title": "Proposed Weld data center clears big hurdle in path to development - The Coloradoan",
          "url": "https://www.coloradoan.com/story/money/business/2026/09/11/commissioners-approve-permit-for-proposed-data-center-near-windsor/91696134007/",
          "publisher": "The Coloradoan",
          "date": "2026-09-11",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Weld County group collecting petition signatures to block Global AI data center - Colorado Newsline",
          "url": "https://coloradonewsline.com/2026/09/29/weld-county-group-collecting-petition-signatures-to-block-global-ai-data-center/",
          "publisher": "Colorado Newsline",
          "date": "2026-09-29",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Global AI Clears Weld County, Colorado Zoning Hurdle, Project Could Be State's Largest Data Center - ConstructConnect News",
          "url": "https://news.constructconnect.com/global-ai-data-center-clears-weld-county-zoning-hurdle-project-could-be-colorados-largest?hs_amp=true",
          "publisher": "ConstructConnect News",
          "date": "2026-09-16",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center",
          "url": "https://www.kunc.org/news/2026-09-12/weld-county-commissioners-approve-permit-for-global-ai-data-center",
          "publisher": "www.kunc.org",
          "date": "2026-09-12",
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        },
        {
          "title": "Global AI data center under investigation by Weld County for 3 violations - Greeley Tribune",
          "url": "https://www.greeleytribune.com/2026/08/17/weld-data-center-violations/",
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          "date": "2026-08-17",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Data center pre annexation agreement to go before Greeley City Council - Greeley Tribune",
          "url": "https://www.greeleytribune.com/2026/09/07/greeley-flock-data-center/",
          "publisher": "Greeley Tribune",
          "date": "2026-09-07",
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        {
          "title": "Weld County commissioners approve proposed 41 acre data center - denver7.com",
          "url": "https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/in-your-community/northern-colorado/weld-county-commissioners-approve-proposed-41-acre-data-center",
          "publisher": "denver7.com",
          "date": "2026-09-10",
          "source_tier": 4
        },
        {
          "title": "Global AI Wins Colorado Data Center Permit Amid Power, Water Disputes - TheEnergyMag",
          "url": "https://theminermag.com/news/market-news/global-ai-colorado-approval-weld-county",
          "publisher": "TheEnergyMag",
          "date": "2026-09-10",
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        }
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          "summary": "Global AI's proposal reuses a vacant industrial facility on the former Carestream Health/Eastman Kodak property, 41 acres within a 438 acre site in unincorporated Weld County",
          "source_url": "https://news.constructconnect.com/global-ai-data-center-clears-weld-county-zoning-hurdle-project-could-be-colorados-largest?hs_amp=true",
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          "summary": "Permit conditions require closed loop, air cooled cooling system with initial fill of approximately 65,000 gallons and annual top offs of about 6,500 gallons",
          "source_url": "https://news.constructconnect.com/global-ai-data-center-clears-weld-county-zoning-hurdle-project-could-be-colorados-largest?hs_amp=true",
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          "summary": "Global AI's application anticipates 27.5 megawatts for the first phase, with Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association prepared to deliver 35 megawatts",
          "source_url": "https://news.constructconnect.com/global-ai-data-center-clears-weld-county-zoning-hurdle-project-could-be-colorados-largest?hs_amp=true",
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          "summary": "Permit conditions require submission of a decommissioning plan and bond within six months, ambient noise monitoring, and use of closed loop cooling system",
          "source_url": "https://news.constructconnect.com/global-ai-data-center-clears-weld-county-zoning-hurdle-project-could-be-colorados-largest?hs_amp=true",
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