Data Center Census

Windsor, Weld County, CO

Global AI Data Center

Also known as Carestream site data center

ApprovedUse by Special Review permit approved 5-0 on Sept. 9, 2026 with closed-loop cooling, noise and decommissioning-bond conditions
  1. Rumored
  2. Proposed
  3. Approved
  4. Under construction
  5. Operating

New York-based Global AI plans a data center on 41 acres of the 438-acre former Carestream Health (Eastman Kodak) property at 2000 Howard Smith Avenue W near Windsor, starting at 27.5 MW with a stated goal of 1 GW by 2029. Weld County commissioners unanimously approved its special-use permit on Sept. 9, 2026, after the county had issued stop-work orders for unpermitted construction earlier in the summer.

Key facts

Size & schedule

Planned capacity1 GW [1]
company goal of 1 GW by 2029
Phase 1 capacity27.5 MW [1]
Site size41 acres [1]
data center footprint on a 438-acre property
Permanent jobs (promised)200 [1]
Construction jobs1,500 [1]
approximately
Target completionFirst data hall expected operational later in 2026 [1]

Power

UtilityPoudre Valley Rural Electric Association (35 MW committed) [1]

Water

Water sourceInitial fill of 65,000 gallons with about 6,500 gallons annual top-off [1]
Coolingclosed-loop (permit condition) [1]

Local decisions & site

Deciding voteWeld County Board of County Commissioners approved Use by Special Review permit USR26-0019, 5-0, on Sept. 9, 2026 [6]
Source excerpt
“The 5-0 vote followed an approximately eight-hour hearing on Sept. 9.”

Figures are as stated by the cited source. Where sources disagree, each figure is shown.

Timeline

  1. Global AI buys 438-acre former Carestream property for $15.6 million [4]

  2. County issues three stop-work orders and a Notice of Violation over unpermitted equipment installation (summer 2026) [2]

  3. Weld County Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval (week before commissioners' vote) [5]

  4. Board of County Commissioners votes 5-0 to approve Use by Special Review permit after eight-hour hearing [2]

Issues raised

  • More than 400 written comments raised water and electricity demand, noise, and proximity to a planned 2,000-unit residential development [1]
  • Of 39 public speakers at the hearing, 3 supported the project; residents cited the company's unpermitted construction [2][5]
  • Residents criticized limited community outreach; a company representative acknowledged it may have been a fault [3]

Sources

  1. Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center
    Colorado Newsline · Sep 10, 2026 · news
  2. Weld County officials approve construction of what could be the largest data center in the state
    Colorado Public Radio · Sep 10, 2026 · news
  3. Weld County approves data center near Windsor
    Denver7 · Sep 10, 2026 · news
  4. Weld County commissioners approve permit for Global AI data center
    KUNC · Sep 12, 2026 · news
  5. Weld County officials vote to approve controversial data center
    Colorado Public Radio · Sep 9, 2026 · news
  6. Global AI Clears Weld County, Colorado Zoning Hurdle, Project Could Be State's Largest Data Center
    ConstructConnect · Sep 16, 2026 · news