Data Centers
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Colorado’s data centers should pay their own way | OPINION
By Sara Schueneman As energy costs soar and corporations look for new places and sweetheart deals to build data centers, consumers risk being electrified by a bill before the Colorado General Assembly. If signed into law, the Data Center & Utility Modernization Bill (HB 26-1030) would provide some of the world’s wealthiest corporations with massive…
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Colorado’s energy crunch: Can renewables keep pace with data center demands? | ANALYSIS
Colorado faces mounting pressure on its electrical grid as data centers and advanced manufacturing drive up power needs, even as the state moves away from coal and natural gas, in favor of wind and solar energies, and battery systems. At the same time, Colorado is competing with surrounding states to attract data centers and technology…