New bill to regulate data centers backed by Colorado environmental groups

By: Chase Woodruff

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 696

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A coalition of Colorado progressive and environmental groups are backing new legislation to more strictly regulate large data centers, countering an industry-endorsed bill that would pair a handful of safeguards with tax breaks to incentivize development.

The centerpiece of Senate Bill 26-102, introduced this week by Democrats Sen. Cathy Kipp of Fort Collins and Rep. Kyle Brown of Louisville, is an “hourly matching requirement” mandating that data center operators generate or purchase renewable …

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