# QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1)

> Under construction: a 177 MW data center in Arapahoe County, Colorado, from the Kapwork Grow tracker (3 sources). Sources and dates on every fact.

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Updated: Nov 3, 2026  
Publisher: Kapwork Grow, a free directory of public records

QTS is building a 177 MW data center in Arapahoe County, Colorado (under construction). 3 sources report this facility in the Kapwork Grow tracker. (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Nov 2, 2026)

## Facts

- **Operator:** QTS (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Stage:** Under construction (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported capacity:** 177 MW (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Reported IT load:** 160 MW (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Site area:** 67 acres (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported investment:** $1.00B (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Reported jobs:** 70 (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Announced:** 2022-05 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 8, 2026)
- **Construction start reported:** 2024-01 (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 8, 2026)
- **City:** Aurora (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **County:** Arapahoe (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **State:** Colorado (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0), EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **Location precision:** Site footprint confirmed (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Utility:** Xcel Energy (Public Service Company of Colorado) (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Power source:** Grid power (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **AI workload:** Likely AI or machine-learning workload (Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0), as of Jul 8, 2026)
- **Facility type:** AI data center (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **Incentives reported:** Sales Tax Exemption; Property Tax Abatement; Other (Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here, as of Nov 2, 2026)
- **EPA air permit:** Major Emissions (EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)
- **EPA compliance status:** No Violation Identified (EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain), as of Sep 24, 2026)

## What each source reports

| Dataset | Reported name | Reported status | Reported MW |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Compute Atlas | QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1) | Under construction | 177 MW |
| Server Country | QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center | Under construction | 177 MW |
| EPA ECHO | QTS Aurora LLC - QTS DEN1 | Operating | Not reported |

## Questions this page answers

### Is QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1) under construction?

No permit record shows it yet, so this page prints it as announced. Compute Atlas (Jul 8, 2026) and Server Country (Sep 24, 2026) report it as under construction. The sources disagree: EPA ECHO reports operating.

### Who is building QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1)?

QTS is the operator. No public record names the general contractor yet. It shows here the day one does.

### Which carriers serve QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1)?

No public record names them yet. They show here when a filing does.

### How do contractors on QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1) get paid sooner?

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## Latest updates

- [Construction start reported](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2024-03.
- [Construction start reported](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-plans-15m-sq-ft-expansion-at-henrico-virginia-campus-and-denver-build-out/). Reported for 2024-01.
- [Reported as announced](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/). Reported for 2023.
- [Reported as announced](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-plans-15m-sq-ft-expansion-at-henrico-virginia-campus-and-denver-build-out/). Reported for 2022-05.

## Related records

- [Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/berkeley-jefferson-county-data-center-campus-wv-dc_e991aefab44e): Same operator
- [Berkeley/Jefferson County Data Center Campus (QTS Kearneysville)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/berkeley-jefferson-county-data-center-campus-qts-kearneysville-wv-dc_66d04dd39450): Same operator
- [Blackstone-QTS Northeastern Pennsylvania Data Centers](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/blackstone-qts-northeastern-pennsylvania-data-centers-pa-dc_d0f3584abb8f): Same operator
- [QTS - Project Excalibur (Fayetteville)](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-project-excalibur-fayetteville-ga-dc_c8e4547a91bf): Same operator
- [QTS / Lancium Hall County Clean Campus](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-lancium-hall-county-clean-campus-tx-dc_fbd03ef242d7): Same operator
- [BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/blusky-ai-walsenburg-indian-pool-ranch-modular-data-center-co-dc_c3f68a811e26): Same state
- [Cielo Hudson Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/cielo-hudson-data-center-co-dc_8a20245c6802): Same state
- [CoreSite DE3](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/coresite-de3-co-dc_97e9c11a663e): Same state
- [CoreSite DE3 Denver Data Center](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/coresite-de3-denver-data-center-co-dc_22855f534b80): Same state
- [Flexential Denver - Englewood](https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/flexential-denver-englewood-co-dc_f5e73ae0a546): Same state

## What this record does not show

- This record is the Kapwork Grow tracker's merged view of a facility, from the tracker snapshot built 2026-11-02. Facts tagged KW are the tracker's resolved values; the per-source rows it was merged from are listed under Sources and on the tracker record.
- Sources on this record: Compute Atlas: Kubiak, E. (2026). Compute Atlas [Data set]. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22284476 (CC BY 4.0) · Server Country, https://servercountry.org/data/ (CC BY 4.0) · US EPA Facility Registry Service via ECHO (public domain). Every source is licensed for commercial use with attribution.
- An announced or permitted build is not a contract, an open bid or a purchase order.
- Capacity figures are as reported by the cited sources and may describe planned rather than energised capacity.

## Sources

- [Compute Atlas facility record (Kubiak, E., 2026, CC BY 4.0)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-plans-15m-sq-ft-expansion-at-henrico-virginia-campus-and-denver-build-out/) · as of Jul 8, 2026 · record qts-aurora-co
- [Data Center Dynamics (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/qts-plans-15m-sq-ft-expansion-at-henrico-virginia-campus-and-denver-build-out/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Mile High CRE (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://milehighcre.com/denver-data-center-market-capturing-growing-interest/) · as of Jul 6, 2026
- [Colorado Public Radio (cited by Compute Atlas)](https://www.cpr.org/2026/07/08/qts-aurora-data-center-diesel-generators/) · as of Jul 8, 2026
- [Server Country project record (CC BY 4.0)](https://servercountry.org/data/projects/) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 0069
- [EPA Facility Registry (ECHO) record (US government, public domain)](https://echo.epa.gov/detailed-facility-report?fid=110071767620) · as of Sep 24, 2026 · record 110071767620
- [Kapwork Grow tracker record, merged from the sources listed here](https://kapwork.com/app/grow/datacenters/projects/qts-aurora-denver-data-center-campus-den1-co) · as of Nov 2, 2026 · record 47842002575465

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## Cite this page

Kapwork Grow, "QTS Aurora-Denver Data Center Campus (DEN1)", https://kapwork.com/grow/directory/datacenters/qts-aurora-denver-data-center-campus-den1-co-dc_2b831591a069, materially updated Nov 3, 2026.