Responsibly developed data centers play a vita role

Responsibly developed data centers play a vita role

News ClipDenver Gazette·Denver, Denver County, CO·9/26/2026

This article discusses the crucial role data centers play in daily life by facilitating online interactions, generating tax revenue, and providing high-paying jobs in local economies. It advocates for responsible data center development in Denver, emphasizing the need for realistic planning, permitting, and zoning regulations.

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Megan Ruszkowski highlights the essential nature of data centers as infrastructure that enables daily online interactions and contributes significantly to local economies. She notes that these facilities provide reliable tax revenue for strained city, county, and state budgets, in addition to creating high-paying construction jobs.

Ruszkowski aligns the data center industry's contributions with Denver's economic development goals, which include preserving Colorado's technology leadership, balancing budgets, and generating quality jobs. She urges that discussions around local planning, permitting, and zoning regulations for data center development should be grounded in reality rather than rhetoric to ensure responsible growth.