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QTS Denver Data Center Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United StatesUnder construction
Evidence
Planned critical IT
160 MW
Updated
Oct 28, 2026

QTS Denver Data Center Campus, also known as QTS Denver, is a construction data center campus in Aurora, CO, US associated with QTS Data Centers. 65-acre QTS location; 160 MW+ published campus capacity. 160 MW+ is the planned Aurora campus design, not operating IT load; construction and air-permit milestones remain phase-specific.

Capacity

Reported capacity

Design

160 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

160 MW

Source

Reported capacity

Planned / design or future potential

160 MW

Source

Future IT design

Planned / design or future potential

160+ MW

Source

Operating IT capacity: Not established in published records

A missing figure does not mean zero. Planned, utility and generation figures are not operating IT capacity.

Development

Operating facility and documented expansionPartially operational

160 MW is the operator-published facility or campus design boundary.

Development, permitting and phased deliveryUnder construction

160 MW+ is the planned Aurora campus design, not operating IT load; construction and air-permit milestones remain phase-specific.

Milestones (2)
County development application documented the Aurora project

Oct 2025 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked
Air-permit review remained active for backup generation

Jul 8, 2026 · Recorded actual event

Completed · Permit filed

Source not linked

Participants

QTS Data Centers

Developer

Sources by role
Developer (1)

Site & development

Location context

Actual

QTS Denver | Aurora | CO | US

Source

Location context

Actual

QTS Denver | Aurora | CO | US

Source

Location context

Actual

Aurora, CO, US

Source

Location context

Actual

QTS Denver location | Aurora | CO | United States

Source

Site area

Actual

65 acres

Source

Additional project facts

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

QTS Data Centers publishes 160 MW of critical IT capacity for this record boundary.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

160 MW facility or campus design capacity.

Source

Project boundary

Actual

QTS Denver

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Partially operational

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

160 MW facility or campus design capacity.

Source

Lifecycle status

Actual

Construction

Source

Capacity basis

Actual

160 MW+ is the planned Aurora campus design, not operating IT load; construction and air permit milestones remain phase specific.

Source

Planned backup generators

Forecast

98 generators

Source

Lifecycle

Actual

Development and permitting

Source

Infrastructure & permits

Technical details (4)
Electric grid

Energized

Scalable regional power and fiber infrastructure with redundant cooling and operator-managed security.

Fiber

Energized

QTS campus conduit and carrier access are documented in current portfolio and compliance materials.

Electric grid

Planned or represented

QTS campus designed and operated for large-scale data center deployments; project-specific utility details require separate sourcing.

Cooling system

Planned or represented

Cooling and efficiency claims remain limited to source-defined designs; no delivered load or water use is inferred.

Public-source research. Plans may change. See Evidence for sources and qualifications.

Related projects (1)
QTS COS Colorado Springs Data Center

Partially operational · Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Shared participant: QTS Data Centers · Same market: Colorado, United States

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