The race to be Colorado's next governor: Denver7 sits down with Democratic nominee, AG Phil Weiser
Colorado gubernatorial candidate and Attorney General Phil Weiser discussed his policy priorities in an interview with Denver7, including regulation of data centers. Weiser said Colorado should pass data center legislation requiring community approval, protecting consumers from higher electricity costs, and ensuring development protects water resources and supports clean energy goals.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser discussed state policy, legal disputes and his campaign in an interview with Denver7 reporter Colette Bordelon. The wide-ranging conversation covered the state budget, Medicaid, water shortages, artificial intelligence, housing, labor law and his lawsuits against the federal government.
On data centers, Weiser said Colorado lawmakers should make the issue a top legislative priority after competing bills failed to pass. He called for local communities to have a meaningful say over data center siting, for operators to pay their own electricity costs rather than shifting them to consumers, and for projects to align with Colorado's clean-energy commitments and protect water supplies. He cited a potential geothermal-powered facility in northwest Colorado as an example of development that could replace coal-plant jobs while meeting those goals.