Click the link to read the article on the Pagosa Springs Sun website (Clayton Chaney). Here’s an excerpt:
June 17, 2026
During a regular meeting held by the Archuleta County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) in Arboles on June 16, the board unanimously approved Resolution 2026-47, putting a six-month moratorium on data centers in the county. The matter was brought up by Commissioner Veronica Medina earlier that day during a BoCC work session, where she explained that she had talked with other counties across the state about issues with data centers, “and just the draw on power and water that they tend to use,” noting that they don’t seem to be a good fit for Archuleta County. Medina also mentioned technologies do change and that moving forward things may look different with data centers, but that the county’s current infrastructure and water situation would not support a data center.
“Colorado is in a fight for its life for water,” she said, adding, “If we don’t have water, we don’t have life.”
Medina explained that the county can only do a six-month moratorium at a time, suggesting that she would like to take the matter to the voters at some point and engage the community on if it should be a long-term ban. Medina then stated that for most counties that have data centers, they draw the majority of power in the community.