DevelopmentFriday, November 13
Planning Commission denies the appeal of the Project Primestone chip-testing campus
The Daily Colorado Springs team
If you live on the southeast side, Project Primestone just cleared another hurdle. The Planning Commission voted 6-2 to deny an appeal of the city's Sept. 21 approval for the chip-testing campus near Harrison High School. Five residents filed the appeal.
The Primestone site is 33 acres, with 84 chillers planned
- 6-2
- vote to deny the appeal
- 33 acres
- at 3819 Janitell Road
- 84
- industrial chillers planned
- $3.1 million
- in estimated annual property tax revenue
Sources: FOX21 News Colorado, KRDO
The plan calls for two 110,000-square-foot buildings with 84 industrial chillers and four diesel generators. Emergent's Mike Coleman said the test equipment is only on-site while it's being tested, which developers say makes this different from a traditional data center.
“A Data center is a data center, even if you call it a flower, because the amount of power it demands, and the amount of noise it will emit for the chillers and for the generators.”
Attorney Bill Hodges, for the applicant, argued the objections don't match city code. Project representatives said the campus won't rely on Colorado Springs Utilities, but CSU says a study for 200 MW went to Primestone on Nov. 11.
The Planning Commission denied the appeal on Nov. 12, after the Sept. 21 approval
- Sept. 21City planning administratively approves the development plan.
- Nov. 11CSU completes a 200 MW study submitted to Project Primestone.
- Nov. 12Planning Commission denies the residents' appeal, 6-2.
Source: KRDO
- Initial power: 100 MW, with plans to potentially double
- Scale: 200 MW is the demand of about 57,000 residential customers
- Incentives: none, said the Chamber and EDC's Bonnie Goff
- Next step: a further appeal to City Council is possible
Sources: FOX21 News Colorado, KRDO, KOAA News5