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Data center project · Weld County, Colorado

Global AI data center, former Kodak/Carestream site

Approved · A permit to reuse part of the former Carestream campus near Windsor as an AI data center, approved 5-0 and now challenged in court and by petition. Also known as: GlobalAI Windsor, USR26-0019.

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Status
Approved · as of Sept. 9, 2026
Location
2000 Howard Smith Avenue W., unincorporated Weld County southeast of Windsor · Weld County
Status note
Use by Special Review approved; a lawsuit and a referendum petition seek to undo it.
Power
27.5 MW
First phase as reported by Colorado Newsline; DCD earlier reported 18-24 MW for phase one and a 50-60 MW target. The company's 1 GW goal is network-wide and not approved here.
Land
438 acres
Developer and team
Global AI
End user
DCD reported Saudi AI company Humain is set to deploy in Global AI facilities.
Utility
Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association
Water
Closed-loop cooling required as a permit condition; initial fill about 65,000 gallons with small annual top-offs.
Evidence
News reports; primary records not yet obtained
Size class
Under 50 MW (outside main scope; kept for completeness)
Map position approximate, from the reported address or area. Updated Oct. 17, 2026.

Updates, newest first

  1. Oct. 6, 2026 GWIP Land Company and Windsor Renewal sued the county and Global AI in state court to vacate the permit, raising noise, water supply, power supply and project-segmentation claims. (Courthouse News Service, Oct. 7, 2026)
  2. Sept. 28, 2026 The clerk approved two petitions from the group POWER for circulation: a referendum on the approval and an initiative requiring voter approval before any data center gets an occupancy permit; each needs 9,103 signatures. (Colorado Newsline (via KUNC), Oct. 1, 2026)
  3. Sept. 9, 2026 Weld County commissioners approved permit USR26-0019 for a 41-acre data center use 5-0 after a daylong hearing with mostly opposing comment, conditioning it on closed-loop cooling, ambient noise limits and a decommissioning bond; the county said future phases need more review. (Colorado Newsline (via KUNC), Sept. 12, 2026; ConstructConnect, Sept. 16, 2026)
  4. Nov. 2025 Global AI completed its $15.6 million purchase of the 438-acre property. (DatacenterDynamics, Feb. 9, 2026)

Conflicts and open questions

  • Acres shown are the whole property; the approved use covers 41 acres.
  • Purchase timing differs: completed in late November 2025 (DCD) or December 2025 (Colorado Newsline).
  • Global AI presented a Poudre Valley REA will-serve letter for 35 MW; the lawsuit says the co-op committed power only through 2030 and would supply 23 MW in the final year against 27.5 MW needed.

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