Who’s building in Colorado
Closest to protected land
- QTS Aurora-Denver CampusAdams County · Large · 177 MW~1.1 mi
- Strata Inc. Data Center (Mosca-Hooper)Alamosa County · Edge · 3 MW~1.1 mi
- Vantage: Colorado CO21Adams County · Campus, inferred~1.1 mi
- QTS Colorado SpringsEl Paso County · Mid-size · 14 MW2.4 mi
- Raeden Project Taurus Colorado SpringsEl Paso County · Mid-size · 50 MW2.8 mi
- Trident Data Center (Vantage Data Centers, Aurora)Arapahoe County · Large · 334 MW~4.1 mi
- Lumen Broomfield Network FacilityBroomfield County · Network, inferred~4.2 mi
- JPMorgan Chase Broomfield Data CenterBroomfield County · Small, inferred~4.2 mi
Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a row to see which.
Projects communities stopped
2 proposed projects in Colorado were defeated, withdrawn or blocked after local pushback, a moratorium or a developer’s own retreat.
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Every tracked facility in Colorado
98 facilities across 16 counties, the busiest first. Open a county for its rows; each row opens the facility.
Arapahoe County 1 proposed 2 under construction 28 operating31
- QTS DenverLarge · 177 MW
- Tract South Aurora Data Center CampusLarge · 177 MW
- Trident Data Center (Vantage Data Centers, Aurora)Large · 334 MW
- 365 Data Centers AuroraEdge · 8 MW
- Aphorio Carter CentennialSmall, inferred
- Charter Spectrum Denver Operations CenterEdge · 2 MW
- Comcast CentennialNetwork, inferred
- Comcast Denver Regional HubNetwork, inferred
- Comcast Denver Regional OperationsNetwork, inferred
- DataBank Centennial DEN2Edge · 4 MW
- DataBank Denver CampusMid-size · 16 MW
- DataBank Englewood DEN1Edge · 2 MW
- Digital Realty Denver II Aurora CampusMid-size, inferred
- EdgeConneX Denver Edge CenterMid-size · 24 MW
- Equinix DE1 DenverMid-size, inferred
- Equinix DE1 Denver Data CenterMid-size, inferred
- Equinix DE2 BoulderMid-size, inferred
- Equinix DE2 DenverMid-size, inferred
- Expedient CentennialEdge · 2 MW
- Flexential Denver - EnglewoodMid-size · 18 MW
- Flexential Denver CampusMid-size, inferred
- Flexential Denver FlexAnywhere HubColo, inferred
- Flexential Denver IColo, inferred
- H5 Data Centers DenverMid-size, inferred
- JPMorgan Chase Aurora Data CenterSmall, inferred
- Lumen (tw telecom) Aurora Data CenterNetwork, inferred
- Port Colorado AuroraSmall, inferred
- QTSLarge · 177 MW
- Time Warner DatacenterEdge · 6 MW
- Verizon 313 Inverness EnglewoodNetwork, inferred
- ViaWest AuroraEdge · 6 MW
Denver County 2 under construction 24 operating26
- Aligned DenverUnsized, inferred
- CoreSite DE3Mid-size · 18 MW
- 1500 Champa RadiusDC DenverMid-size · 16 MW
- 501 Wazee DenverColo, inferred
- 910 Telecom Denver Gas & Electric BldgEdge · 2 MW
- Akamai Edge PoP DenverNetwork, inferred
- CenturyLink/Lumen Denver HQNetwork, inferred
- Cloudflare Edge PoP DenverNetwork, inferred
- Cogent DenverEdge · 1 MW
- CoreSite DE1Mid-size, inferred
- CoreSite Denver DE2 CampusMid-size, inferred
- DataCanopy DenverEdge · 3 MW
- Denver Internet ExchangeSmall, inferred
- Digital Realty Denver I DowntownMid-size, inferred
- Evoque Data Centers DenverMid-size, inferred
- Flexential Denver IIMid-size · 18 MW
- Handy Networks DenverSmall, inferred
- Iron Mountain Denver Data VaultMid-size · 14 MW
- Iron Mountain FORTRUST Denver Data CenterMid-size · 14 MW
- Lumen Denver Data CenterMid-size · 35 MW
- RockyNet DenverSmall, inferred
- US Signal Denver CO01Colo, inferred
- Verizon Denver Operations CenterMid-size · 20 MW
- Visa Central US DenverSmall, inferred
- VLEC DenverSmall, inferred
- Zayo Denver zColo CampusEdge · 2 MW
Adams County 3 proposed 2 under construction 5 operating10
- Crusoe Spark Factory BrightonUnsized, inferred
- QTS Aurora-Denver CampusLarge · 177 MW
- Hyde HighPoint Elevated DenverUnsized, inferred
- Northeast Brighton Data Center Campus (County Road 4)Campus, inferred
- Vantage: Colorado CO21Campus, inferred
- 11:11 Systems ThorntonSmall, inferred
- 12121 Grant St ThorntonEdge · 7 MW
- DataBank Westminster DEN4Edge · 1 MW
- Google West Tower ThorntonLarge, inferred
- QTS WatkinsLarge, inferred
El Paso County 1 under construction 8 operating9
- Raeden Project Taurus Colorado SpringsMid-size · 50 MW
- ColoHouse Colorado SpringsSmall, inferred
- FedEx Colorado Springs Technology CenterSmall, inferred
- Progressive Insurance Colorado SpringsMid-size · 30 MW
- QTS Colorado SpringsMid-size · 14 MW
- SAP Colorado Springs Cloud CenterSmall, inferred
- T5 Data Centers Colorado Springs CampusMid-size, inferred
- Uniti Colorado SpringsMid-size · 50 MW
- Windstream Colorado SpringsEdge · 4 MW
Boulder County 6 operating6
Broomfield County 4 operating4
Jefferson County 2 operating2
Larimer County 2 operating2
Alamosa County 1 proposed1
Aurora County 1 operating1
Centennial County 1 operating1
Colorado Springs County 1 operating1
Douglas County 1 operating1
Huerfano County 1 proposed1
Logan County 1 proposed1
Weld County 1 under construction1
Data centers in Colorado: common questions
- How many data centers are in Colorado?
- More Than Just Parks tracks 98 active data center facilities in Colorado, each citing a public source: 83 operating, 8 under construction and 7 proposed. 2 more were canceled, withdrawn or blocked.
- How much electricity do Colorado's data centers use?
- We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: roughly four in ten facilities never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of Colorado's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
- Are Colorado data centers near protected land?
- 72 of the tracked facilities in Colorado sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; 0 sit within a single mile.
Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A row prints a capacity only where its own source states one.
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