The town of Lochbuie in Colorado – a place with no existing or prospective data centers – has approved a five-year moratorium on data centers.
The town voted on July 21, 2026, to pass an ordinance that would prevent the processing or approval of applications “for the establishment or expansion of data center facilities within the town of Lochbuie.”
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Lochbuie Mayor Jamie Jeffery told local media that no developers had approached her about building a data center in the town, calling the measure proactive.
“For now, our message is clear. You can go find a different small town to take advantage of, or some remote location that's going to allow you to put it in, but it's not going to be our town," Lochbuie’s Mayor Jamie Jeffery told 9News.
