Boulder County limits data centers to 50-kilowatt IT load
The rules restrict data centers in unincorporated areas to industrial districts and require special review; commissioners also ended the application moratorium.
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Boulder County commissioners adopted rules Nov. 10 capping data centers’ information technology (IT) load at 50 kilowatts, restricting them to light- and general-industrial districts and requiring limited-impact special review, GovTech reported.
The board also ended the moratorium on data-center applications with the adoption, KDVR reported. The county had imposed the moratorium June 2 for a scheduled six months while it considered the code. The change allows prospective projects to seek review under the new limits.
The final 50-kilowatt ceiling is lower than the 75-kilowatt limit in the county’s notice of the Nov. 10 hearing; commissioners amended the staff proposal during the hearing.
The rules apply in unincorporated Boulder County, not within cities and towns. The county’s project page does not state when the final rules take effect.