Weld County is embracing the AI data center boom despite some residents’ environmental concerns

Weld County Commissioner Scott James said last month that bringing data centers to his region would mean more tax dollars, wider roads and maybe even more investments into buildings just like the massive ballroom he was speaking in at Aims Community College in Greeley.

“I think it truly is the future, so to speak,” he said of artificial intelligence and the data centers that power it. “I think we will solve a lot of the problems that we have today utilizing artificial intelligence correctly.”

James was mingling with business leaders at an energy conference. Earlier that same week, Global AI applied to build a data center on part of the hundreds of acres it purchased last year near Windsor…

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