Aurora to hold meeting on data centers with moratorium set to expire

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Aurora to hold meeting on data centers

The city of Aurora has a meeting Tuesday on data centers.

Aurora currently has a moratorium on these types of developments.

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Aurora is considering new regulations as that moratorium expires later this month.

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The Aurora City Council's Rules, Administration, and Procedures Committee is set to review the proposed regulations which would include provisions on energy efficiency, water efficiency, noise and various emissions, but only for new data centers.

The I-Team has previously reported on homeowners concerned about noise coming from the CyrusOne data center in Aurora.

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