To help you make informed decisions and give effective comment / feedback to our city’s leaders, we have collected some links together.
Jump to page or section:
- Engineer Tom Carter’s Facts about Project Taurus Deck v.12
- Integrity Matters
- 70+ Talking Points you can use
- Cleanview: Data Centers in Colorado
- 2026 EIRP / Electric Integrated Resource Plan
- Rooftop Solar – how the EIRP affects you
- PUDL Public Utility Data Liberation Project
- City Council Accountability Watch
Integrity Matters, pro bono counsel response to Project Taurus
https://www.integritymatterscos.org/project-taurus-data-center
https://www.integritymatterscos.org/project-taurus-ppar-response
Public Hearing Talking Points & Comments
A spreadsheet of over 70 talking points, each cross referenced with the appropriate city code and appeals to reference in your 2 minutes speech or email (send to AllCouncil@coloradosprings.gov).
Cleanview: https://www.cleanview.co/data-centers/colorado
There are 13 operating data centers in Colorado with a combined capacity of 173 MW, and-~- 10 planned projects -~-that would add 1,439 MW of additional capacity. Explore the map and tables on this site for details.
CSU 2026 Electric Integrated Resource Plan
Rooftop Solar Customers: how Utilities’s updated ERIP plan affects you
https://solarrights.org/cost-shift/ Utility spending on poles and wires outpaces any other spending—including wildfire mitigation.
The Public Utility Data Liberation (PUDL) Project by Catalyst Cooperative
https://catalyst.coop/pudl/ Public energy data is too hard to access, especially for people working in the public interest. Catalyst Cooperative created Catalyst to help more people bring data and analysis to the fight for clean energy and a stable climate.
Accountability Watch: Colorado Springs City Council
https://councilwatchcos.com Subscribe to track how each city councilperson has been voting