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The permit is the first issued under Weld's new data-center review process and covers land use only, leaving Greeley annexation and grid access to separate proceedings.
Commissioners approved the largest data center in Colorado history under a brand-new code, while the water supply, power delivery, and neighbor relationships the project depends on are still openly contested.
The easy framing is a straight yes-or-no on data centers, or a partisan fight over AI infrastructure. The county vote was narrower than that — a land-use decision under a specific new ordinance.
Weld County said yes to the use, not to the whole project. Whether Global AI can actually get water and power to the site is a separate fight that Greeley, Windsor, Poudre Valley REA, and a neighbor's lawsuit will decide.
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