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BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center

Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado · All 4 BluSky AI sites

ProposedContestedAI confirmedRecord updated August 26, 2026

BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center is a proposed data center in Walsenburg, Colorado (Huerfano County), operated by BluSky AI Inc. The public record puts it at announced September 2, 2025, 15 MW planned, 36 acres. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Proposed

Operator
BluSky AI Inc.
Facility type
Data center, AI use confirmed
Location
1 Hwy 69 / Indian Pool Ranch, Walsenburg, Huerfano County, CO, 81089
Coordinates
37.6235, -104.7810 (approximate)
Power capacity
15 MW planned
Land
36 acres
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
September 2, 2025
Utility
Not established from a public source
Power source
Grid
Cooling
Not established from a public source
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
Not established from a public source
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Reported by at least one credible outlet or filing

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. September 2, 2025
    Proposed
    Purchase and sale agreement executed 2025-08-26 for a 36.06-acre parcel; announced as the company's fifth 'AI factory' site. Source: BluSky AI Inc. (news release)

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Walsenburg's mayor and town administrator said they were unaware of the plan when contacted in early 2026.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Walsenburg's mayor and town administrator said they were unaware of the plan when contacted in early 2026. Mayor Gary Vezzani said he could not see the city council supplying municipal utilities to the facility and doubted it would replace the jobs lost with the town's shuttered correctional facility or safeguard the town's water rights.

Source: Colorado Springs Gazette

Power and water

Company describes direct access to regional energy infrastructure and adjacency to transmission corridors; no utility service agreement is described in the sources.

Notes on the record

BluSky AI Inc. (OTCID: BSAI), Salt Lake City, announced a purchase and sale agreement dated 2025-08-26 for LOT 1 INDIAN POOL RANCH, 36.06 acres north of Walsenburg, for up to 15 MW of modular 'SkyMod' compute. As of the Gazette's reporting in early 2026 the sale had not closed and the site remained under agreement with owner Snowy River Ranches. Coordinates are the Walsenburg town centroid (approximate); the parcel is north of town.

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Cooling method and water use
  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Permanent jobs promised
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Cooling method and water use
The water service agreement, any groundwater appropriation permit, and the mechanical narrative in the site plan.
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Permanent jobs promised
The economic development application or incentive agreement, which usually states a job commitment and a clawback.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center in Walsenburg?

Yes. BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center in Walsenburg, Huerfano County, Colorado is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Walsenburg's mayor and town administrator said they were unaware of the plan when contacted in early 2026.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center?

No lawsuit over BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center appears in the record we track as of August 26, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center use?

No water withdrawal figure for BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center is on record here. Water use is rarely published voluntarily; it usually surfaces through a utility service agreement or a state withdrawal permit, both of which are public records. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center, and how big is it?

BluSky AI Inc. is the operator on record. We hold 4 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 15 MW. The site is recorded at 36 acres.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "BluSky AI Walsenburg (Indian Pool Ranch) Modular Data Center," updated August 26, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/blusky-ai-walsenburg-co.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.32.0 (September 7, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/blusky-ai-walsenburg-co, retrieved September 14, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.BluSky AI Inc. Executes Purchase and Sale Agreement for its Fifth AI Factory Location · BluSky AI Inc. (news release) · retrieved August 26, 2026 · original offline, no archived copy found
  2. 2.AI data center plans baffle small southern Colorado town (read via Internet Archive) · Colorado Springs Gazette · retrieved August 26, 2026

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