{"id":208478,"date":"2026-01-31T07:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/ai-data-center-planned-in-weld-county-as-lawmakers-weigh-incentives\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T08:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T13:25:12","slug":"ai-data-center-planned-in-weld-county-as-lawmakers-weigh-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/31\/ai-data-center-planned-in-weld-county-as-lawmakers-weigh-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"AI data center planned in Weld County as lawmakers weigh incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI data center planned in Weld County as lawmakers weigh incentives<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.greeleytribune.com\/2026\/01\/31\/house-bill-1030-data-centers-weld-county\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-31 07:31:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.greeleytribune.com<\/a><\/p>\n

State legislation may provide additional incentives for an AI data center anticipated to be constructed in Weld County as early as this year. County officials say water limitations will not be an issue.<\/p>\n

The Colorado House of Representatives is considering\u00a0House Bill 1030, which would provide data center operators with a full<\/span> state sales tax exemption for 20 years. This data center development program would be overseen by the Colorado Data Center Development Authority, which would also be established by the bill\u2019s passage.<\/p>\n

Data centers are specialized sites that act as a primary support for internet services by facilitating cloud computing, artificial intelligence and digital services like streaming and email. Data centers provide support for everything from 911 geolocation services and banking records and are the backbone of the current economy, according to Dan Diorio, vice president of state policy for the Data Center Coalition.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur hope is that this bill will help open up Colorado for strong data center development and ensure that Colorado doesn\u2019t get left behind,\u201d Diorio said.\u00a0\u201cColorado has a significant amount of resources available that should make it a strong data center market. We have access to affordable, clean and reliable energy. We have strong land availability, and we have access to a skilled workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

This bill may come at a timely moment for Weld County, as Global AI recently purchased 438 acres from Martin Lind, CEO of Water Valley and the developer behind the Catalyst and Cascadia projects that some seek to \u201cfreeze\u201d in an upcoming special election.<\/p>\n

Weld County Planning Director David Eisenbraun said Global AI is in the very early stages of developing an AI-powered data center on the former Carestream Health site at 2000 Howard Smith Avenue W, between Windsor and Greeley. The location was recently the subject of contention between the two entities during the approval of Greeley\u2019s three-mile plan.<\/p>\n

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