Denver named 26 people to its Data Center Working Group on October 7, setting up a process to recommend how these facilities should operate in the city. More than 250 people applied, according to the mayor’s office.
The group includes residents, union and utility representatives, industry, academic researchers, health experts and nonprofit organizations. The city highlighted participation from Globeville, Elyria and Swansea, neighborhoods closely involved in the development debate.
The panel’s job is to suggest policy over several months. It does not independently approve projects or write binding rules. Denver said its sessions would be streamed in English and Spanish and that residents could submit questions and comments through the city’s data-center webpage.
