Brighton CO one-year data center moratorium (first reading)
Brighton, CO — City Council Gives First-Reading Approval to a One-Year Data Center Moratorium as the 'Silo' Campus Application Is Withdrawn (Oct. 6, 2026)
Brighton, CO · Brighton, CO proposed one-year data center moratorium ordinance (first reading Oct. 6, 2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Data center applicants in Brighton, CO
- Enforced by
- Brighton City Council; Brighton community development staff
Brighton, Colorado's City Council gave initial approval on Oct. 6, 2026 to a one-year moratorium on new data centers, longer than the six-month pause first proposed, so the city can write rules on water, noise, power and other impacts. The vote came the same night officials announced that developers had withdrawn a rezoning application for a 155-acre, eight-building data center campus. A final reading is still required.
Who is protected: Brighton, CO residents
Legal detail
Brighton (Adams/Weld counties, CO) City Council — one-year data center moratorium approved on first/initial reading Tuesday Oct. 6, 2026 (CBS Colorado: 'voted Tuesday night to move forward with a one-year moratorium ... doubling the six-month pause originally proposed'; Denver7: 'initial approval'). Context: the Silo / Willard Property project (Alberta Development Partners and Dewberry; 155 acres; eight two-story buildings of ~315,000 sq ft, ~2.5M sq ft total, near County Road 4 and 50th Avenue) — rezoning application withdrawn (Denver7: Monday afternoon, i.e. Oct. 5). Mayor Pro Tem Peter Padilla: time to examine water, wastewater, conservation, air and noise impacts, power, infrastructure and construction. NOT ESTABLISHED: vote count, final reading date (a triage note cited Oct. 20 from a CBS preview not re-opened in verify), ordinance number.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Brighton, CO |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Citation | Brighton, CO proposed one-year data center moratorium ordinance (first reading Oct. 6, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | Brighton council backs year-long data center moratorium after proposed project withdrawn — CBS Colorado (Oct. 7, 2026) |
Related data-center siting and energy rules elsewhere
- Superior WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Dane County WI Hyperscale Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- Madison WI Data Center Moratorium (1-year) · In effect
- Manitowoc County WI Data Center Moratorium · In effect
- WA SB 5982 (Data Center / Clean Energy) · In effect
- Dayton OH data center moratorium (180-day, Apr 2026) · In effect
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