Rob Rogers

Project Taurus

Project Taurus / Colorado Springs / DEPN-26-0039

Project Taurus: What the Records Actually Say

A source-grounded civic evidence dashboard separating what is verified, what is attributed, and what still needs records.

Current record read

Planning approval is real. Final utilities, permits, water records, monitoring, and operating performance are not settled.
Record DEPN-26-0039
Site 1565 High Tech Way
Planning approval June 10, 2026
Current as of June 16, 2026
Verified Planning approval date, site record, generator/chiller counts, and fee determination.
Attributed Raeden water, tariff, SCR, permit, generator, and job statements.
Unresolved Appeal, CSU terms, final water records, air permits, monitoring, subsidies.
Unsupported Generic millions-of-gallons-per-day claims as Project Taurus facts.
Read the guardrails Open claims ledger Trace sources

The point

Specific records beat generic narratives

Project Taurus is a specific Colorado Springs planning case at 1565 High Tech Way. The record supports a conditional planning approval and several applicant claims; it does not settle utilities, water use, final permits, monitoring, or operations.

Planning status Approved

Administrative approval at the City planning-record level.

Water claim Attributed

Raeden claim; final water records still needed.

Utility terms Unresolved

CSU project-specific service and cost records missing.

Generic water panic Unsupported

Millions-per-day claim is not supported as a Taurus fact.

Site orientation

Where the record places Project Taurus

The map uses a basic basemap for orientation and overlays the City of Colorado Springs parcel polygon for parcel 7326101136. It is not a surveyed equipment-footprint layer.

Parcel: 7326101136 / 1565 High Tech Way
Approved Project Taurus development-plan site excerpt showing limits of disturbance, proposed generator yard, proposed chillers, sound walls, High Tech Way, and Garden of the Gods Road.
Approved development-plan modification excerpt, sheet DP2.1, dated June 11, 2026. Use as a plan-sheet reference, not as georeferenced GIS data.

Record path

Read the evidence in order

Start with status and guardrails, then move through water, power, noise, site, economics, claims, questions, and sources.

Project Status Administrative approval, appeal timing, and pending Project Taurus records as of June 16, 2026. City Process and Guardrails What the June 2026 City approval did and did not approve, plus the utility, permit, water, and records guardrails still needed for Project Taurus. Water and Cooling What the Project Taurus source record supports and does not support about water use and closed-loop cooling. Power and Grid The 50 MW Project Taurus file language, Raeden tariff claims, and unresolved CSU service and cost records. Noise DLAA and HEI noise modeling for Project Taurus, plus the monitoring records still needed. Company and Site Official Project Taurus site facts, parcel orientation, former Intel context, and unresolved entity relationships. Public Revenue and Economics Project Taurus job claims, city fee determination, unresolved utility costs, and unresolved subsidy questions. Claims Ledger A claim-by-claim Project Taurus matrix separating verified, attributed, unresolved, and unsupported statements. FAQ Short, claim-controlled answers to common Project Taurus questions. Source Library Official project records, applicant documents, independent review, media framing, policy context, and blocked captures for Project Taurus. Open Questions The appeal, water, utility, generator, noise, and economics records that should decide the next Project Taurus claims.