Grand Junction CO proposed 1-year data center moratorium
Grand Junction, CO — City Council Passes First Reading of a One-Year Moratorium on Data Centers of 1 MW or More; Public Hearing and Final Vote Oct. 21, 2026
Grand Junction, CO · Grand Junction, CO proposed one-year data center moratorium ordinance (first reading Oct. 7, 2026; hearing Oct. 21, 2026)
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- Data center applicants in Grand Junction, CO
- Enforced by
- Grand Junction City Council; city community development staff
Grand Junction, Colorado is considering a one-year pause on accepting, processing or approving applications for data centers with an electrical load of one megawatt or more, while staff write zoning rules. The council approved the ordinance on first reading on Oct. 7, 2026 and scheduled a public hearing and final vote for Oct. 21. Mesa County adopted its own 12-month moratorium on Sept. 29.
Who is protected: Grand Junction, CO residents
Legal detail
Grand Junction (CO) proposed ordinance: one-year moratorium; city may not accept, process, review or approve data center applications (principal use, accessory use, or development component) and departments may not do pre-application activity. 'Data center' = structure housing IT equipment whose primary function is delivery of IT services with projected/designed/requested load of 1 MW or more. First reading Wednesday Oct. 7, 2026 (KKCO/Sentinel 'Wednesday night', articles dated Oct. 8-9); final hearing Oct. 21, 2026; effective 30 days after final approval and publication; not retroactive. NOT ESTABLISHED: ordinance number; first-reading vote count.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Grand Junction, CO |
|---|---|
| Level | City / local |
| Citation | Grand Junction, CO proposed one-year data center moratorium ordinance (first reading Oct. 7, 2026; hearing Oct. 21, 2026) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | data-center siting and energy |
| News report | City data center moratorium gets public hearing date — The Daily Sentinel (Oct. 9, 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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