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Flexential Parker data center

Flexential is building a 249,000-square-foot data center in Parker, using 22.5 megawatts. It costs about $205 million and should have 16 permanent jobs. Douglas County agreed to give back its share of the equipment tax for 35 years.

✔ ConfirmedSourceLast checked: Oct 7, 2026

Where things stand: Under construction; Parker approved it in 2024 and Douglas County approved a tax rebate in Aug 2026. Completion expected early 2027.

🕒 Latest update (Aug 11, 2026): Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a 35-year tax rebate of about $19 million.

What we know

  • 📍 Where17-acre site on Compark Boulevard near South Chambers Road (Compark Village), Parker, Douglas County
  • 🏢 CompanyFlexential
  • 🌳 Size17 acres
  • ⚡ Power it needs22.5 megawatts (about as much as 18,000 homes)
  • 🔌 Where the power comes fromCORE Electric Cooperative, from an existing substation next door
  • 🗼 New power linesNo
  • ❄️ Coolingclosed-loop liquid cooling
  • 💵 Cost$205 million
  • 💸 Tax breaksDouglas County gives back 100% of its share of business personal property tax for 35 years, about $19 million (about $543,000 a year). Parker gives no tax breaks.
  • 👷 Jobs promised16

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What happened so far

  • Jan 2024
    Parker's planning commission approved the plan unanimously.
  • Feb 2024
    Parker Town Council approved a rezoning and data center overlay district.
  • Aug 11, 2026
    Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a 35-year tax rebate of about $19 million.

Local votes and rules

🤝 Agreement with the company

Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a 35-year rebate of the county's share of business personal property tax (about $543,000 a year, about $19 million total) for Flexential's data center in Parker. Other taxes, like school district taxes, are still paid.

Aug 11, 2026
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Where this comes from

  1. Parker data center could get $19M tax rebate from Douglas County · Colorado Politics / Denver Gazette · Aug 11, 2026
  2. Commissioners say Business Personal Property Tax is an unfair burden on all businesses · Douglas County · Aug 13, 2026
  3. Douglas County approves $19M tax rebate for Parker data center · Denver7 · Aug 2026

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