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Public commenters urge Denver to tighten pause on data‑center builds, cite water and equity concerns
Summary
Speakers at the March 2 Denver City Council public‑comment session urged the council to treat hyperscale data centers as a distinct public‑policy risk, citing threats to water supplies, local public health, surveillance and insufficient economic benefits; commenters demanded transparency and opposed tax breaks.
Several residents told the Denver City Council on March 2 that the city’s temporary pause on new data‑center construction must not become a short, permissive step that leaves neighborhoods exposed to long‑term harms.
Harmony Cummins, introduced by the moderator, told the council that "our systems for protecting the people and the environment are failing or nonexistent when it comes to data centers" and warned that "hyperscale data centers will have hyperscale impacts on our water, electrical grid, and utility rates." She asked council…
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