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State senator urges data-center incentives to keep hyperscale projects from moving across state lines
Summary
At a Pueblo County Capital Success Group briefing, State Senator Henriksen said Colorado needs a clearer incentive framework to attract hyperscale data centers, linking such development to Comanche transition revenue concerns and environmental safeguards.
State Senator Henriksen told Pueblo County officials at a Capital Success Group legislative update that Colorado currently lacks the incentive framework needed to reliably attract hyperscale data centers and urged local leaders to press for policy changes.
Henriksen said Colorado “does not offer competitive incentives for data center development” and pointed to environmental and energy considerations that must be addressed if the state wants projects to locate in places such as Pueblo County. ``There are some environmental challenges with data centers. There's some water use requirements for it. There's a demand on…
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