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Projects

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Global AI data center at the former Kodak/Carestream site

Weld County

41 acres

🕒 Sept 1, 2026: The Weld County planning commission found the plan met approval rules.

Local votes and rules

✅ Approved · Weld County

Weld County commissioners voted 5-0 to give Global AI a special-use permit for a 41-acre data center on the old Carestream site southeast of Windsor. The first phase is 27.5 megawatts; the company says it could grow to 1 gigawatt.

Sept 9, 2026Source

🗳️ Public vote · Weld County

Residents' group POWER got approval to collect signatures for a vote on the county's Global AI approval. It needs 9,103 valid signatures within 45 days. If it qualifies, commissioners must call a special election within 60 days.

Sept 2026Source

🗳️ Public vote · Weld County

A second petition from POWER would stop the county from giving any data center an occupancy permit unless a majority of Weld County voters approve it in an election. It also needs 9,103 signatures within 45 days.

Sept 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Mead

Mead trustees voted 4-2 for a 12-month pause on data center applications. Staff will study power, water and setbacks. It can end early if rules are ready sooner.

Aug 31, 2026Source

⏸️ Pause on new data centers · Lochbuie

Lochbuie's Town Board voted 6-1 for a five-year pause on applications for new or bigger data centers, the longest in Colorado. Residents at the meeting asked for a permanent ban.

July 21, 2026Source

📌 Other · Weld County

Weld County posted three stop-work orders (starting May 7, 2026) on Global AI's site for building without permits. On July 20 it sent an order to stop the illegal work by July 31. The county later approved the project's permit in September.

July 20, 2026Source

📜 Data center rules · Weld County

Weld County commissioners voted 4-1 to add data center rules to the county zoning code (Ordinance 2026-01). Data centers are banned in farm zones and allowed in industrial zones with a review. Builders must show proof of water and a letter from the power company.

April 6, 2026Source

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