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.
Phillips 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 Phillips County.
Specific to Phillips County only.
current law · Unincorporated areasPauses the county’s processing of applications for data center facilities in unincorporated Phillips County.Phillips County Resolution 2026-02-27-01 — Temporary Moratorium on Processing Applications for Data Center Facilities
Timing
The resolution expressly adopts a temporary moratorium, but the provided source text is inaccessible, so its expiration date or ending condition cannot be determined.
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Imposes a temporary moratorium on processing applications for data center facilities located wholly or partially within unincorporated Phillips County.
Sources
pending · Unincorporated areasPauses the processing of applications for data centers in unincorporated Phillips County during a temporary moratorium.Phillips County Land Use Code (Amended April 30, 2025) — Data Center Facility Regulations
What this means
The measure would pause processing applications for data centers in unincorporated Phillips County, delaying projects that need approval (moratorium on processing applications for data center facilities). The provided materials don’t show how long the pause would last, so its exact severity is unclear.
Timing
The resolution title expressly identifies a temporary moratorium on processing applications for data center facilities, but the provided source content does not include the operative expiration provision.
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Imposes a temporary moratorium on processing applications for data center facilities located wholly or partially within unincorporated Phillips County.
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