What changed in data centers this week.
Atlas research for the week of October 26, 2026, through October 29, 2026. Source review dates and physical events keep their separate meanings.
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Counts describe this research collection. A label review is not a physical transition, an added record is not a new building, and a scheduled date does not establish that an event happened. Method and source rules.
Added to the research collection.
Colorado State Scott Bioengineering Data Center. Identity review recorded October 26, 2026.
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Moratorium and restriction source reviews.
Moratorium record: action recorded instrument unverified. Sources checked October 26, 2026.
Official City meeting recap records October20 second reading approval for Ordinance21,Series2026, described as an eighteen month moratorium on acceptance, processing and approval of land use applications or building permits for development or construction of data centers and related land uses.
The consent agenda containing this item was approved six to zero. This is an official action summary, not the signed ordinance or complete legal text. Effective date, exact termination, definitions, exceptions, later amendments and present legal effect remain unverified. No individual project cancellation or operating status is set.
Ban record: proposed. Sources checked October 28, 2026.
Both County options would exclude data centers above the stated75kW IT energy load boundary. Option1 expressly permits the smaller defined use in LI and GI through Limited Impact Special Review. Option2 defines the larger use in Article18 and excludes it from General Industrial.
These are alternative draft approaches, not two adopted laws or a blanket prohibition on every computing use. Incidental server infrastructure is expressly excluded by Option1. The existing temporary moratorium is a separate measure. No October21 recommendation, final Board action or site specific eligibility is verified.
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Ban record: proposed. Sources checked October 28, 2026.
The proposed use tables mark hyperscale data centers prohibited and provide review paths for smaller facilities. Draft definitions aggregate peak demand across property phases and operators and put hyperscale at30MW or above.
The portal summary describes a30MW cap and a category above30MW, creating a boundary discrepancy with the draft definition. Exact treatment at30MW remains unresolved. Neither draft language nor the summary is adopted law. Existing facility modifications have specific provisions; no blanket shutdown or present resource performance is established.
Only matched, sourced records are shown. Missing documentation is not proof of no projects, concerns, hearings or local restrictions. Dates in the original sources can precede the Atlas check.
Updated . What changed: Dated page documentation. Individual source dates remain with the evidence.