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Lochbuie approves five-year data center moratorium, making it the longest active pause in Colorado

22 July 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

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22 July 2026

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Fusion42 · 22 July 2026 · Fusion42 review

Lochbuie, Colorado approved a five-year moratorium on new data center construction, citing water scarcity concerns during active drought conditions. The move is the longest active data center pause in Colorado.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

If you're building AI or cloud infrastructure in the Rocky Mountain region, a five-year window just closed in a major suburban Denver corridor. Water-constrained towns are now moving faster than states - call your land and water team this week to map which Colorado sites remain open before county-level restrictions follow Lochbuie's lead.

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