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BILL SUMMARY For SB26-102

SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & ENERGY
Date Mar 18, 2026       Location SCR 352

SB26-102 - Committee Discussion Only


02:12:54 PM  
Senator Kipp, prime sponsor, introduced and explained Senate Bill 26-102 Large-Load Data Centers. The bill creates requirements for large-load data centers regarding development, utilities, environmental impact, operations, and location. It also establishes requirements for utilities that provide electricity to large-load data centers. Senator Kipp provided a set of handouts to the committee, which are included as Attachment A.
02:37:05 PM  
The sponsor responded to questions from the committee.
02:48:23 PM  
Megan Kemp, representing Earthjustice, testified in support of the bill. Amelia Schachter, representing AARP Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Caroline Nutter, representing Colorado Fiscal Institute, testified in support of the bill. Deborah Kapiloff, representing Western Resource Advocates, testified in support of the bill.
02:57:47 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
02:58:02 PM  
Julian Aguilar, representing IBEW 68, testified in opposition to the bill. Jose Soto, representing LIUNA, testified in opposition to the bill. Sergio Cordova, representing Pipefitters 2018, testified in opposition to the bill. Andrew Frank, representing Plumbers Local 3, testified in opposition to the bill. Jeremy Ross, representing IBEW 111, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:15:59 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:26:43 PM  
George Marlin, representing Clear Creek County, testified to amend the bill. Katie First, representing Colorado Counties Inc, testified to amend the bill. Anita Seitz, representing Colorado Communities for Climate Action, testified to amend the bill.
03:33:20 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:33:33 PM  
Alana Miller, representing Natural Resources Defense Council, testified in support of the bill. Steven Schwartz, representing AARP-Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Harmony Cummings, representing Green House Connection Center, testified in support of the bill. Jim Marshall, representing Gj Cleantech Business Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
03:40:07 PM  
Sandra Hagen-Solin, representing Data Grid Consortium, testified in opposition to the bill. Dan Diorio, representing Data Center Coalition, testified in opposition to the bill. Michael Gifford, representing AGC Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Phil Hayes, representing NECA/Western Line Contractors, testified in opposition to the bill.
03:55:06 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
03:58:38 PM  
Aaron Ray, representing Colorado Department of Natural Resources, testified to amend the bill. Will Toor, representing Colorado Energy Office, testified to amend the bill. Dr. Toni Larson, representing League of Women Voters, testified to amend the bill. Laurie Anderson, representing Broomfield City Council, testified to amend the bill. Matt Scherr, representing Eagle County, testified to amend the bill.
04:11:01 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:16:15 PM  
Mayor Pro Tem Jean Lim, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. Nina Waters, representing Northwest Colorado Council of Governments Water Quality and Quantity Committe, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Howard Geller, representing Energy Efficiency Business Coalition (EEBC), testified in support of the bill. Dr. Logan Harper, representing Healthy Air and Water Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
04:26:07 PM  
Jaime Henning, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance/Greeley Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Joe Rowan, representing Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill. Kevin Ross, representing Weld County Commissioners, testified in opposition to the bill. Rich Werner, representing Upstate Colorado Economic Development, testified in opposition to the bill.
04:34:36 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
04:35:13 PM  
Megan Eleazer, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Katherine Goff, representing Northglenn City Council, testified to amend the bill. Nikolaus Remus, representing Colorado Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, testified to amend the bill.
04:47:34 PM  
Commissioner Liza Marron, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill. Laura Howard, representing Colorado Council of Black Nurses Inc. and HAWC, testified in support of the bill. Evan Anderson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Commissioner Jeff Aiken, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), testified in support of the bill.
04:59:08 PM  
Brittany Morris Saunders, representing Colorado Technology Association, testified in opposition to the bill. Raymond Gonzales, representing Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce & Denver Metro Economic Corporation, testified in opposition to the bill. Duane Nava, representing Greater Pueblo Chamber, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:08:31 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:11:09 PM  
Courtney Fieldman, representing SWEEP, testified in support of the bill. Renee Chacon, representing Womxn From The Mountain, testified to amend the bill. Claire Levy, representing Boulder County, testified in support of the bill. Matt Salka, representing La Plata County, testified in support of the bill.
05:20:48 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:20:59 PM  
Andrew Wood, representing TechNet, testified in opposition to the bill. Rachel Beck, representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce, testified in opposition to the bill. Ethan Sewald, representing Aurora Economic Development Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Parker White, representing Colorado Competitive Council, testified in opposition to the bill. Sara Blackhurst, representing Action Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:31:26 PM  
Ean Tafoya, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Lora Zotter, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Aaron Barge, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jaime Giesen, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Sarah Dawn Pearlstein, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
05:43:06 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:43:38 PM  
Laura Long, representing Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors, testified in opposition to the bill. Nate Bernstein, representing Climate Jobs Colorado, testified in opposition to the bill. Kirsten Forseith, representing AFL-CIO, testified in opposition to the bill.
05:53:13 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
05:58:36 PM  
Morgan Brown, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kevin Nugent, representing Mountain Mamas, testified in support of the bill. Ciara Guerrero, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Alfonso Espino, representing GES Coalition, testified in support of the bill.
06:09:31 PM  
Ronald Booth, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Angelique Rodriguez, representing themself, testified to amend the bill. Benjamin Elwood, representing Colorado Nuclear Alliance, testified in opposition to the bill.
06:15:29 PM  
The prior panel responded to questions from the committee.
06:20:00 PM  
Sadie Squier, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Sara Kuntzler, representing Mountain Mamas, testified in support of the bill. Lauren Swain, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie, representing Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Jane Ard-Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:30:04 PM  
Dr. Jan Douglas, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Desi Parker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Eric Frankowski, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. David Knight, representing Town of Basalt, testified to amend the bill.
06:40:09 PM  
Paul Sherman, representing Conservation Colorado, testified in support of the bill. Karen Sjoberg, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jorde Matthews, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
06:46:49 PM  
Ann Bornholdt, representing Colorado Sierra Club, testified in support of the bill. Andrew Forkes-Gudmundson, representing Earthworks, testified in support of the bill.
06:52:14 PM  
Paul Culnan, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Alex Piper, representing EnergyTag, testified in support of the bill. Karl Koesser, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Zoe Mattioli, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Neill Smith, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Jamie Valdez, representing GreenLatinos, testified in support of the bill. Randy Willard, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:07:20 PM  
Moshe Kornfeld, representing Colorado Jewish Climate Action, testified in support of the bill. Council Member Tayisha Adams, representing City of Boulder, testified in support of the bill. Finn Jackson, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Kasey Butcher Santana, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:16:19 PM  
Alexandra Cruz, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Sebastian Castro, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:24:53 PM  
Shaina Oliver, representing Moms Clean Air Force Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
07:26:49 PM  
Tracey Bernett, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Velma Campbell, representing Roots to Resilience, testified in support of the bill. Lehua La'a, representing themself, testified in support of the bill.
07:36:09 PM  
Kevin Winker, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Robert Louis Grossman, representing Western Slope DarkSky Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Molly Jacobs, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Joe Antus, representing Signal Tech Coalition, testified in support of the bill. Daniel Glatter, representing themself, testified in support of the bill. Dr. Alex DeGolia, representing Environmental Defense Fund, testified in support of the bill.
07:50:00 PM  
Rebecca Curry, representing Rewiring America, testified in support of the bill. Justin Clark, representing Pro-Animal Colorado, testified in support of the bill.
07:50:01 PM  
Written testimony is included as Attachment B.
07:57:39 PM  
The sponsor gave additional comments and explained that she requested that the bill be laid over in order to work on amendments.
07:59:06 PM  
The chair announced that the bill would be laid over for final action at a later date.