As demand for AI and cloud-computing infrastructure continues to accelerate, data center development has become an increasingly important issue for commercial real estate developers, utility companies, municipalities, and land use practitioners across the country.  During the 2026 legislative session, Colorado lawmakers considered two competing bills that would have impacted the landscape for large-scale data center

For much of the American West, this winter has been historically warm and dry. Due to the resulting snow drought, many experts are predicting an intense wildfire season in Colorado and across the West more broadly. Colorado legislators have taken notice. As in recent legislative sessions, there is currently a tranche of wildfire mitigation and