By County
Every known data center proposal in Florida.
Updated weekly
Palm Beach County
South Florida · Pop. 1.5M
Home to Project Tango, the proposed 3.7M-sq-ft campus near Loxahatchee that sits 1.8 miles from Lion Country Safari. Palm Beach County Commission postponed the final vote to April 23, 2026 amid mounting community opposition.
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Central Park Commerce Center (Project Tango)
Vote Delayed
Developer PBA Holdings is seeking approval for 1.79 million sq ft of data storage plus 1.9 million sq ft of warehouse. The end user is shielded from public records under a 2017 Florida statute that allows developers to keep operator identity confidential. The site sits adjacent to FPL's West County Energy Center — a 3,750-megawatt natural gas plant that can power 750,000 homes. Residents of Arden, a 2,300-home community with a new elementary school on former Palm Beach Aggregates land, say they learned of the proposal four days before the zoning hearing.
Polk County
Central Florida · Pop. 805K
Fort Meade — population 5,300 — is on track to host Florida's first operating hyperscale data center. City commissioners approved the developer agreement unanimously on April 15, 2026, despite 40 of 41 public commenters speaking against it.
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Fort Meade Data Center Campus
Approved · Permits Pending
Developer Stonebridge (Maryland-based) has secured a 20-year development agreement, rezoning, and a $150M / 10-year tax break. The project still requires a water-use permit from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, which recently changed its policy for data centers — the board will vote on Stonebridge's water application at a public meeting. Powered by Duke Energy's Hines Complex. The operator tenant remains unidentified. Groundbreaking targeted end of 2026; operations by 2028. The city said commitments from Stonebridge include $10 million toward local infrastructure and roughly 450 permanent jobs averaging $107,000/year.
St. Lucie County
Treasure Coast · Pop. 355K
Site of two high-profile proposals near Fort Pierce. The largest — Sentinel Grove / Project Jarvis — was withdrawn in February 2026 pending new state legislation. A second, Atlas Compute, is in early planning.
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Sentinel Grove Technology Park (Project Jarvis)
Withdrawn Feb 2026
Proposed on former citrus grove land owned by Epic Estates 68 LLC, a Tallahassee-based land-banking firm that purchased the 1,218 acres for $15 million in July 2024. The St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4–2 against recommending the comprehensive plan amendment in late 2025. Developers voluntarily withdrew the land-use application on February 26, 2026, citing advancing state legislation. The site remains agricultural. Developers are monitoring Florida SB 484 and related bills before deciding whether to refile.
Atlas Compute AI Data Center Campus
Early Planning
Miami-based Atlas Compute has obtained zoning verification for a closed-loop, water-free cooling data center built in partnership with Penguin Solutions, specifically engineered for NVIDIA GPU workloads. No formal development application had been submitted as of early 2026. Target: operational 2027.
Okeechobee County
Heartland · Pop. 41K
Indian River State College is proposing a 205-acre data center on the former Florida School for Boys site — a state reform school with a documented history of child abuse. The college frames it as workforce development.
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Okee-One Data Campus
Proposed · Early Stage
Indian River State College envisions the campus as a data center and technical-workforce training site connected to programs in technology, cybersecurity, electrical systems, welding and HVAC. The project received a $1.5 million state grant under Gov. DeSantis. Residents at the April 2026 Okeechobee County Board of Commissioners meeting pressed the question "What's in it for us?" — raising concerns about expansion plans, electrical load and environmental impact. The site's history as a reform school where children faced physical abuse from state employees has added to the emotional weight of the debate.
Martin County
Treasure Coast · Pop. 164K
A proposed data center in Indiantown is moving through a public hearing process scheduled to begin in March 2026. Details on size and operator have been limited in public disclosures so far.
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Indiantown Data Center Proposal
Public Hearings Scheduled
Public-facing information is thin. The project advances through a three-hearing review structure typical for comprehensive-plan amendments in Florida. Residents and local advocates have begun tracking disclosures as they move through the Martin County planning process.
Citrus County
Nature Coast · Pop. 160K
Deltona Corp has filed a comprehensive plan amendment request covering roughly 813 acres — early-stage planning that would rezone the land to allow data center development.
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Deltona Corp Comprehensive Plan Amendment
Application Filed
The amendment request is working through Citrus County's planning process. The scale is consistent with a hyperscale project. Residents have limited public information on operator, power source, or water plan as of the most recent disclosures.
Nassau County
Northeast FL · Pop. 103K
A 1,600-acre energy-integrated campus is planned near Jacksonville International Airport. Unusually, the project pairs a 200-MW smart microgrid with the data center itself — meaning on-site power generation.
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NextNRG Nassau County Data Center Campus
Planning
NextNRG proposes a phased buildout starting with 50 MW modules, scaling to 200 MW or more, with additional expansion potential across 6,000 nearby acres. The on-site power generation model is less common in Florida and raises separate questions about air emissions, backup generators, and the interaction with FPL's existing grid infrastructure.
2026 Legislative Session
Florida's data center rules are being rewritten — right now.
Four bills are moving through Florida's 2026 legislative session that would, for the first time, create a statewide framework for regulating hyperscale data centers. Until these pass, most decisions still rest with county and city commissions — the level of government where most residents learn about a project only days before a vote.
The bills differ significantly in what they require. SB 484 preserves local control and prohibits utilities from shifting data center infrastructure costs onto residential ratepayers. HB 1007 is more restrictive, explicitly permitting counties to ban hyperscale data centers without weighing economic benefits. SB 1118 goes the other direction, creating public-records exemptions that would let developers keep project details confidential for up to 12 months. All are subject to change as they move through committee.
SB 484
Framework for "large-scale data centers" (50+ MW). Preserves local zoning authority, requires reclaimed water where feasible, protects residential ratepayers.
HB 1007
Restrictive framework for "hyperscale data centers" (25+ MW). Allows counties to adopt targeted ordinances without weighing economic impact.
SB 1118
Public records exemption. Developer "proprietary confidential business information" can be withheld from disclosure for up to 12 months.
HB 1517
Companion measure addressing water and energy impacts. Specifics are evolving as the bill moves through committee.