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1 data center project in Aurora City

Who decides here: the City Council of Aurora City votes on zoning. The Arapahoe County may review big projects too.

In Aurora City

Being built

QTS Aurora-Denver data center campus

Aurora, Arapahoe County

65 acres

🕒 July 8, 2026: CPR reported one building done, a second nearly done and work starting on a third; state…

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Proposedabout 6 miles away

Aerotropolis Logistics Center data center site plan

Aurora, Adams County

500 acres

🕒 Oct 1, 2026: The Denver Gazette reported a proposed site plan for about 500 acres of data centers in …

Reported in the news, not confirmed yet

Proposedabout 7 miles away

Trident data center campus (Vantage) at E-470 and 48th Avenue

Aurora, Adams County

108 acres

🕒 Oct 2, 2026: Mayor Mike Coffman said the project must not go forward; the city attorney said staff ca…

Being builtabout 11 miles away

Flexential Parker data center

Parker, Douglas County

17 acres

🕒 Aug 11, 2026: Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a 35-year tax rebate of about $19 mill…

Local votes and rules

📜 Data center rules

Aurora City Council banned water-heavy evaporative cooling in new commercial, apartment and industrial buildings, including data centers. It does not apply to the city's existing data centers. Rules on setbacks, noise and screening are still being written.

Sept 2026Source

📌 Other

Aurora City Council rejected a pause on new data centers; the mayor broke a tie. Instead it voted 7-4 to write data center rules, starting with a ban on water-heavy evaporative cooling and setbacks and buffers near some mixed-use areas.

Aug 10, 2026Source
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What you can do

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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Aurora City: Public Service Co. of Colorado (company) or Core Electric Cooperative (co-op (owned by its members)).

Big data centers need a lot of power. Who pays for new power lines depends on state rules. See the rules in Colorado.

🙋 Open tasks here

  • When will the state hold the public comment period on QTS's air permit for 98 more generators?
  • Which utility supplies the power, and is a new power line or substation being built for it?
  • Did QTS get any tax breaks from Aurora or Arapahoe County?

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