QTS Aurora-Denver
Aurora, Arapahoe County County, CO
Source: Primary source
QTS Aurora-Denver is a under construction data center in Arapahoe County County, CO, operated by QTS Realty Trust, LLC. DataCentersExposed has documented 177 MW of reported power capacity at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Overview
source: link80-acre 4-building campus; 177MW peak (Xcel's largest customer).
Operator chain
- Files asQTS Realty Trust, LLC
- This facilityQTS Aurora-Denver
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- Data centers are coming to Colorado. Can the parched state handle their big water needs?The Colorado Sun· Jan 26, 2026
- More data centers are coming to Colorado, demanding more power than they'll need. Will customers foot the bill?The Colorado Sun· Dec 10, 2025
- TECHNOLOGY: Building a Data DynastySite Selection Magazine· Oct 5, 2025
- Xcel says it needs to spend $22 billion to keep up with potential demand from Colorado data centers by 2040The Colorado Sun· Aug 18, 2025
- A new Denver data center could use as much water as 16,000 people every day. Should the city give it a tax break?The Denver Post· Oct 14, 2024
- Data centers are proliferating. So are concerns about their effects on Colorado's environment.The Colorado Sun· Mar 25, 2024
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Empower Community High School in Aurora, is 196 ft from this site (214 students). 4 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.