Scope
Colorado Senate Bill 26-102 would have created requirements for large-load data centers, defined in the bill as a new data center with a peak load of more than 30 megawatts (or new data centers with a collective peak load of more than 60 megawatts), or an existing data center adding more than 30 megawatts (or more than 60 megawatts collectively). Its measures involved the Public Utilities Commission, utilities, the Department of Public Health and Environment, the Department of Local Affairs and local governments. The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee postponed it indefinitely on 11 May 2026, and it did not become law.
- Geographic scope
- Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- State
- Authority type
- Legislature
- Issuing authority
- Colorado General Assembly
Dates
- Adopted
- No adoption day is recorded
- Effective
- Never took effect (did not pass)
- Scheduled expiration
- None scheduled
- Ended
- 11 May 2026
- Completion condition
- None stated
- Source document
- The source page states no document date
- Last checked
- 23 September 2026 (earlier than tracker date 5 October 2026; not an automatic status change)
Summary
Colorado Senate Bill 26-102 proposed requirements for large-load data centers, defined as new data centers with a peak load of more than 30 megawatts or existing data centers adding more than 30 megawatts (with 60-megawatt aggregate tests). The Legislature's official bill page shows the Senate Transportation and Energy Committee postponed it indefinitely on 11 May 2026 by a 9-0 vote, and its status is Lost. It did not become law and creates no requirement.
What this does not establish
- The quote comes from the official bill summary on the Legislature's bill page, not from the bill text.
- The bill's detailed requirements are not restated here.
Unresolved questions
None recorded.
Relationships
Supersession means a later instrument replaces the earlier legal effect. Repeal links identify the repeal instrument and the measure it ends. A later implementation or related letter is not treated as a replacement unless the record says so.
- No related action is recorded.
Sources
https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb26-102