Both Colorado data center bills rejected in final days of 2026 legislative session

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 868

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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After nearly a year of negotiations, intense lobbying activity and many hours of public hearings at the state Capitol, Colorado lawmakers will end the 2026 legislative session having made no changes to how the state regulates the increasingly controversial data center industry.

Competing bills — one backed by business groups, and the other by consumer and environmental advocates — both failed to advance from committee in the final days of the 120-day session, …

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