Brighton County Road 4 Data Center Campus (rezoning application)
Brighton, Weld County, CO
Brighton County Road 4 Data Center Campus (rezoning application) is a planned data center in Brighton, CO. Early-stage proposal for eight two-story data center buildings (~315,000 sq ft each, ~2.5M sq ft total) with private roads near County Road 4 and 50th Ave in northeast Brighton, uncovered through an open records request; planning firm Dewberry held pre-application meetings with the city in January and July, and the city confirmed a rezoning application; not yet before council. A 90-day data center moratorium is set for a council vote Oct 6 2026 (Denver7, Sep 23 2026). Local posts cite ~155 acres; neighboring Lochbuie passed a 5-year data center moratorium.
Project status
- Announced
- Permitting
- Under constructionNot yet
- OperationalNot yet
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Records and documentation
Colorado state legislation
- AB1577 - Data centers: monthly reportingRequires monthly reporting by data centers.Download
- HF16 - Data center regulatory bill (1st Special Session)Regulatory bill governing data centers passed in a special legislative session.Download
- SB102 - Data Center Accountability ActEstablishes accountability requirements for data center operators.Download
- Council Bill No. 26-0431 (Data Center Moratorium)Denver moratorium on data center approvals, enacted by unanimous vote effective May 21, 2026.Download
- Resolution No. 2026-02-27-01 (Moratorium)Phillips County, Colorado resolution enacting a data center development moratorium, February 27, 2026.Download
- HB1030 - Data Center & Utility ModernizationDescription comingDownload
Site details
- Operator
- Not announced
- County
- Weld County, CO
- Address
- Brighton, CO
- Stage
- Planned
Capacity and size: not on file
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