Global AI Eyes Colorado for Major AI Data Center Development
February 9, 2026
The relentless demand for artificial intelligence compute capacity is driving a new wave of infrastructure investment across the United States, with emerging markets like Colorado becoming focal points for development. In a significant move, data center firm Global AI is planning a large-scale AI data center campus on a 438-acre site near Windsor, Colorado, approximately 60 miles north of Denver. According to local reports and county officials, Global AI acquired the three-parcel site in Weld County for $15.6 million in late November 2025. The land, located at 2000 Howard Smith Avenue West, was formerly part of an Eastman Kodak campus and later housed Carestream Health. The company's initial plan involves retrofitting an existing building to launch the first phase of an 18-24 megawatt (MW) facility by the end of 2026. The scale of the long-term ambition, however, is far greater. Weld County planning director David Eisenbraun stated that Global AI aims to initially expand the site to 50-60MW, with an ultimate build-out potential reaching up to 1 gigawatt (GW). Investment for the full development could range from $2 billion to $20 billion, depending on the final capacity achieved. Such an expansion would require significant additional power infrastructure, with the company reportedly evaluating on-site generation technologies to supplement what local utilities can provide. "They're building all what's available to the grid... and then any future conversations, they're looking at other on-site technologies to be able to basically create some of that delta that the power companies may not be able to provide," Eisenbraun told the BizJournal. This project marks a strategic expansion for Global AI, which currently operates a 32MW facility in Endicott, New York, that it claims hosts the largest cluster of Nvidia GB300 systems in the state. The company, founded by IBM veterans including former IBM Watson creator John E. Kelly III, solidified its growth trajectory last year through a partnership with Saudi AI company Humain. The firms announced collaborative plans to develop large-scale AI data centers in the U.S., though specific locations were not disclosed at the time. When contacted about the Colorado plans, a Global AI spokesperson, Raeda Al Sarayreh, stated the company is continuously evaluating properties for long-term growth but that "no final decisions have been made regarding future development or expansion locations." The potential development underscores the geographic diversification of data center hubs beyond traditional coastal markets, driven by the search for available land, power, and favorable economic conditions. A project of this magnitude would significantly impact Colorado's digital infrastructure landscape and position the state as a growing contender for high-density compute investments.
Source: datacenterdynamics
