Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a one-year ban on new data centers.
In February, Mayor Mike Johnston proposed the moratorium on new data centers in the city. The council had to vote on the ordinance for it to take effect.
Monday’s vote followed a lengthy public comment.
Since Denver currently has no permitting requirements and what council members referred to as “limited regulations” for data centers, officials hope the moratorium will give them enough time to decide what the future of data centers in Denver could look like.
Council members Paul Kashmann and Darrell Watson co-sponsored the measure, which aims to create working groups to study things like noise, air quality, construction impacts, zoning, building, and energy codes, to name a few.
Community members also voiced their concerns during the public comment period; some called the moratorium a good first step in establishing regulations, and many highlighted environmental and health risks, as well as the impact these data centers have on Denver neighborhoods. Some even called for an outright ban on data centers.
Read more at rmpbs.org/news
Reporting by Adrian O'Farrill
#denvercitycounsel #datacenters #denver
Denver City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve a one-year ban on new data centers.
In February, Mayor Mike Johnston proposed the moratorium on new data centers in the city. The council had to vote on the ordinance for it to take effect.
Monday’s vote followed a lengthy public comment.
Since Denver currently has no permitting requirements and what council members referred to as “limited regulations” for data centers, officials hope the moratorium will give them enough time to decide what the future of data centers in Denver could look like.
Council members Paul Kashmann and Darrell Watson co-sponsored the measure, which aims to create working groups to study things like noise, air quality, construction impacts, zoning, building, and energy codes, to name a few.
Community members also voiced their concerns during the public comment period; some called the moratorium a good first step in establishing regulations, and many highlighted environmental and health risks, as well as the impact these data centers have on Denver neighborhoods. Some even called for an outright ban on data centers.
Read more at rmpbs.org/news
Reporting by Adrian O'Farrill
#denvercitycounsel #datacenters #denver
