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No project in Unincorporated Weld County, but 1 nearby

Who decides here: the Weld County Commissioners decides on zoning for land outside city and town limits.

Nearby (within 15 miles)

Approved, not built yetabout 1 miles away

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

📌 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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⚡ Your electric company

Depending on where you live in Unincorporated Weld County: Wapa-- Western Area Power Administration (public) or Morgan County Rural Electric Assn (co-op (owned by its members)) or Poudre Valley REA, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or High West Energy, Inc. (co-op (owned by its members)) or Public Service Co. of Colorado (company) or United Power, Inc. (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.