Data Center Construction in Florida

Willow Lakes LLC has proposed rezoning 200 acres near I-95 and Midway Road in Fort Pierce, FL for a data center and commercial development. Approximately 174 acres would be designated for light industrial use limited to data center operations, with 26 acres along Midway Road rezoned for general commercial use. The site has access to Florida Power & Light transmission lines and a nearby substation,

DeSoto County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year data center moratorium on July 29, 2026, but explicitly excluded DCIP Group's pending rezoning applications, allowing its 800-plus-acre project to advance. DCIP Group previously secured rezoning of 34 acres at a decommissioned power plant in March and has applied to rezone more than 800 additional acres. The company ultimately plans to bu

This is a regulatory and legal dispute, not a live construction signal. PBA Holdings filed an appeal on Aug. 5 under the Florida Land Use and Environmental Dispute Resolution Act challenging Palm Beach County Commission's July 15 rejection (5-1 vote) of its rezoning request for a 202-acre AI hyperscale data center and warehouse complex at Southern Boulevard and 20-Mile Bend. The proposal encompass