{"id":2540,"date":"2026-07-12T19:34:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2540"},"modified":"2026-07-12T19:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T19:34:52","slug":"broomfield-approves-temporary-ban-on-data-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2540","title":{"rendered":"Broomfield approves temporary ban on data centers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><strong>Getting your Trinity Audio player ready&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Broomfield City Council unanimously passed an 18-month moratorium,\u00a0or temporary ban, on new data centers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2538\">Loveland\u2019s Circle of Peace sculpture, inviting interaction for 25 years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The moratorium saw approval in the council\u2019s Tuesday night meeting and bars any new data centers from being built in Broomfield for 18 months, or until regulations are adopted into the city\u2019s code, according to a council memo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConcerns associated with data centers include demands on electrical power, water supply, telecommunications networks, and transportation systems, as well as potential effects on surrounding land uses, natural resources, public services, and community character,\u201d the memo says.<\/p>\n<p>For the purpose of the moratorium, the memo says, a data center facility is defined as \u201ca facility with projected load requirements of at least ten megawatts and one or more buildings, including corresponding electrical infrastructure, that: (a) houses information technology equipment used for data processing, data storage, or telecommunications; and (b) has a primary function of delivering information technology services.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2536\">Colorado Court of Appeals reverses sanction against Denver DA for pattern of discovery violations<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The largest data center in Broomfield is the JPMorgan Chase facility on the north side of the city, with a functional capacity of about 20 megawatts, according to City and County Attorney Nancy Rodgers in the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>The moratorium will allow time for the city to complete a \u201ccomprehensive review\u201d of the issue and put regulations in place, according to the memo.\n<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=2534\">Boulder County NAACP could be revived soon, organizer says<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The moratorium will allow time for Broomfield officials to complete a \u201ccomprehensive review\u201d of the issue and put regulations in place, according to a city memo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-headlines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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