Data centers are a topic of interest in communities nationwide, including our own. While there are no applications for a data center in Loveland at this time, City staff and City Councilors are proactively researching the potential implications, impacts, and water and power needs of a data center.  

A City Council work session on data centers is planned for Sept. 1, 2026. The meeting will focus on the topic of data centers in general. This will be a public meeting and will be broadcast on Loveland TV and lovgov.org/tv. The agenda will be posted ahead of the meeting on CivicWeb. 

The City of Loveland values the opportunity to learn more about this topic with our community. In preparation for the Sept. 1 meeting, the City has launched an information page focused on data centers with a form to submit comments and questions. Community members are urged to consider submitting feedback through the form to ensure it is in council packets for consideration ahead of the Sept. 1 meeting. 

The web page and accompanying feedback form can be found at go.lovgov.org/datacenters. 

Here is some local information about data centers: 

• The City’s Unified Development Code (18.02.03.09) allows data centers as a Limited Use in spaces zoned Developing Industrial or Mixed-Used.  

• Any applications the City may receive in the future must go through a development review process. The City has a dedicated group of Development Review Team members from multiple departments who review applications to ensure proposed projects meet all applicable codes and standards. 

• Loveland is one of four cities that is an owner community for Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), our not-for-profit wholesale electricity provider. PRPA must review and approve large load applications to support responsible energy growth and equity among the four community partners, according to their large load policy and Southwest Power Pool interconnection requirements.