Florida Data Center Legislation, News and Markets

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The Digest's tracker follows 1 Florida data center bill: 1 that would restrict development, 0 that favor it, and 0 neutral. 1 has advanced past committee (SB 484). The map covers 1 Florida market with about 0.4 GW of capacity and pipeline. Local restrictions on data center permits are in effect.

0.4 GWcapacity and pipeline across 1 map market

1data center bills tracked

1advanced past committee

Activelocal moratorium activity

Local restrictions. Lakeland's City Commission adopted a one-year moratorium (4-3 vote, Aug 3, 2026) on new data centers and other large-load facilities of 50MW or more, following the "Project Swan" controversy. Existing data centers may keep operating but cannot expand. Source: WUSF, LkldNow. See the moratorium layer on the map.

Latest Florida data center activity

Bill actions and news about Florida data centers in one timeline, newest first. News is matched to the state by the story's text.

Aug 23

NewsFlorida Residents Pack Meeting to Push Back on Data Centers

Opposition

Aug 5

NewsSouth Florida Communities Weigh Moratoriums Over Data Center Noise and Environment

Opposition

Jul 30

NewsCollier County Freezes Data Center Applications to Update Regulations

Policy

Jul 19

NewsPalm Beach Permit Denial Signals Broader Permitting Risk for AI Power Projects

Policy

Jul 10

NewsFlorida's New Data Center Law Tested by AI Facility Proposed Near FIU

Impact

May 8

BillSB 484: Data Centers Restrictive

Enacted, last action May 8, 2026

Florida data center legislation

1 restrictive0 favorable0 neutral

See all 1 Florida bills in the Legislation tracker

Florida data center markets and projects

Miami, FL

0.4 GW

400MW under development; positioned as Latin America hub.

Miami's primary data center value is as a submarine cable landing hub with connectivity to Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe — rather than…

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Updated October 23, 2026. Bill labels are the Digest's own classification of each bill's text; market figures come from CBRE, JLL, and utility filings as cited on the map. All Digest news.