Aurora Data Center Tracker
Live bilingual tracker: the Trident/Vantage proposal, council votes, the 750-ft buffer rule, and the resident petition — updated as the story develops.
Where things stand
Moratorium reconsideration
FAILED 6–5 (Oct 26)
750-ft buffer rule
Advanced Oct 26
Resident petition
2,500+ signatures
Next council date
Nov 9 — vote expected
Proposed site & 750-ft buffer
Schematic — not to scale. A parcel-level map ships when the site plan is filed.
Timeline
- Council vote
Council rejected the first data-center moratorium (a six-month pause), with Mayor Mike Coffman casting the tie-breaking no vote.
Source: Colorado Public Radio link
- Council vote
Council passed a ban on water-intensive evaporative cooling for data centers — the first regulation adopted in the fight.
Source: Colorado Public Radio link
- Council vote
A motion to reconsider an indefinite moratorium failed 6–5 — it needed 7 of 11 votes. Mayor Coffman flipped and voted yes; the motion died amid boos and calls of "shame" from residents.
Source: Denver Gazette link
- City filing
The same night, a study session advanced zoning changes requiring data centers to sit at least 750 feet from residentially zoned districts — banned outright inside 750 ft, conditional approval to half a mile.
Source: Denver Gazette link
- Milestone
A resident petition against the data-center developments crossed 2,500 signatures; ~50 speakers signed up for public comment, nearly all supporting a pause.
Source: Sentinel Colorado link
- Milestone
Vantage Data Centers, developer of the 500-MW Trident project (~860,000 sq ft near Windler and Green Valley Ranch), asked council for a 90-day pause on new regulations while it searches for alternative locations.
Source: Sentinel Colorado link
- Hearing
Mayor Coffman said he will bring the moratorium reconsideration back at the November 9 council meeting.
Source: Sentinel Colorado link
Entries are verified by our editors; items without a source link are being cited. Figures marked "estimated" or "~" are approximations.
Questions, answered
What is the Trident data-center project?+
A proposed data-center development of roughly 860,000 square feet — potentially the largest in Colorado — under city review.
What did council decide on October 26?+
A motion to reconsider an indefinite moratorium failed 6–5 — it needed 7 of 11 votes. Mayor Coffman flipped and voted yes; the same night a 750-ft buffer rule advanced in study session.
What would the 750-ft buffer do?+
Ban data centers outright within 750 feet of residential zones and require conditional approval up to half a mile. It advanced October 26 but is not yet adopted.
When is the next decision?+
Mayor Coffman plans to bring the moratorium reconsideration back at the November 9 council meeting — this tracker updates as it happens.