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Adams County, Colorado

Adams County, Colorado has 722 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 7 records, against 1.8 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 206.5 MW of planned generation across 3 projects. That is 34.2% of Colorado's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Public Service Company of ColoradoRefreshed monthly
722MW
data centers, planned to operating
7
data center records, not cancelled
34.2%
of Colorado's data center MW
1.8GW
operating generation, 43 projects
206.5MW
planned generation, 3 projects
4
data center developers active here
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Adams County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 5 of its 7 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Washington Morgan no data centers Arapahoe 62.5 MW Jefferson no data centers Weld 768 MW Broomfield Denver 63.5 MW Adams 722 MW
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
41%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 722 MW of data centers against 1.8 GW of plants, with 206.5 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating722 MW
Operating generation1.8 GW
Planned generation206.5 MW

Data centers by status

7 records, 722 MW

Operating1.5 MW1 record, 0%
Under construction147 MW2 records, 20%
Planned573.5 MW4 records, 79%
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The data center pipeline

2 records list a year online or expected, from 2026 to 2027. The largest expected additions are 73.5 MW listed for 2026 and 73.5 MW for 2027. 5 records list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
020406080 Snapshot year 74 2026 74 2027
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YearRecordsMW
2026174
2027174
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 2 records with a year; 5 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Adams

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 4 of 4.

Vantage Data Centers 500 MW 2 sites
QTS 220.5 MW 3 sites
DataBank 1.5 MW 1 site
Microsoft 0 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
Vantage Data Centers2500
QTS3221
DataBank12
Microsoft10
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Power generation in the county

43 plants operate inside Adams County, 1.8 GW. The queue adds 206.5 MW across 3 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Adams County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 1.6 GW 10 projects
Solar + Storage (Hybrid)Planned 199 MW 1 project
SolarOperating 157.5 MW 31 projects
SolarPlanned 7.5 MW 2 projects
Battery StorageOperating 47.2 MW 2 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating101,562.4
Solar + Storage (Hybrid)Planned1199
SolarOperating31157.5
SolarPlanned27.5
Battery StorageOperating247.2
Operating: 1.8 GW. Planned: 206.5 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 2 GW against 722 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
050100150200 Snapshot year 8 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 199 2031
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YearPlanned projectsMW
202627.5
202700
202800
202900
203000
20311199
No planned project is past its listed year

Adams County against its neighbors

Weld County has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 768 MW, more than Adams County. 5 of the 5 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Weld County 2
768
4,151
3,161 0.19x
Adams County this page 7
722
1,767
207 0.41x
Denver County 6
64
218
0 0.29x
Arapahoe County 5
63
336
0 0.19x
Morgan County 0
0
1,146
1,407 0x
Jefferson County 0
0
277
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

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What changed since June 4, 2026

2 projects in Adams County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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2
added to a queue, 7.5 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
0
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 0 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Adams County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 changes.

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County: Adams County, COSince June 4, 2026 2 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Adams County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 53 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Adams County, COStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 53 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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