The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Eagle County
Pro-Data Center Policies
Colorado receives a default rating of 2 because our research identifies no current or future statewide data-center-specific laws or regulations that would prevent you from building a data center. Local rules and general permitting requirements may still apply.
Rating and summary from Colorado statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Eagle County.
Specific to Eagle County only.
pending · County measureDefines a data center as a secure facility for telecommunications and data-processing equipment using no more than five megawatts of peak power, excluding larger-load data centers.Eagle County Land Use Regulations
What this means
The proposal defines a data center as a facility using no more than five megawatts and treats larger facilities separately, but the provided text does not say whether either type may be built, expanded, or operated in particular locations. On these sources alone, the definition does not show a meaningful benefit or restriction.
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The regulations expressly recognize data centers as a defined use: buildings or portions of buildings where telecommunications and data-processing equipment is concentrated and physically secured. Equipment may be owned or operated by more than one entity, but peak power consumption may not exceed five megawatts. The definition excludes wireless telecommunications facilities and large load data centers.
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