As of August 15, 2026, this tracker documents 22 local government actions on data centers in Florida, across 20 jurisdictions in 16 counties: 19 moratoria and 3 zoning exclusions. By status: 12 in force, 6 pending, and 4 enacted.
At the state level, the state has a ratepayer-protection law (enacted).
Data centers in Florida used about 1.3 TWh of electricity in 2024; EPRI, Powering Intelligence 2026 (state-level dashboard) projects 3.5 TWh in its 2030, EPRI medium scenario.
Statewide actions in Florida
- Florida: ratepayer-protection law, enactedSB 484 (enacted 2026): large-load tariff and cost-allocation law for data centers. Instrument: SB 484. Source: Clean Energy Group 2026 inventory (NCSL deck corroborates).
Local actions in Florida
| Jurisdiction | County | Action | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa County | Santa Rosa County | Moratorium | in force | July 23, 2026 |
| Madison County | Madison County | Moratorium | in force | July 22, 2026 |
| Pasco County | Pasco County | Moratorium | in force | July 14, 2026 |
| Sarasota County | Sarasota County | Moratorium | in force | July 8, 2026 |
| Palm Beach County | Palm Beach County | Moratorium | in force | July 7, 2026 |
| Lakeland City Commission | Polk County | Moratorium | pending | July 6, 2026 |
| Clay County | Clay County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| Clay County | Clay County | Moratorium | enacted | June 23, 2026 |
| Hernando County | Hernando County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| Lynn Haven | Bay County | Moratorium | in force | June 23, 2026 |
| Zephyrhills | Pasco County | Moratorium | in force | June 22, 2026 |
| Nassau County | Nassau County | Moratorium | in force | June 8, 2026 |
| Hernando County | Hernando County | Moratorium | pending | June 4, 2026 |
| Holmes County | Holmes County | Moratorium | pending | June 2, 2026 |
| Citrus County | Citrus County | Moratorium | in force | May 26, 2026 |
| Citrus County | Citrus County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| Jackson County | Jackson County | Moratorium | enacted | May 26, 2026 |
| Fort Meade | Polk County | Zoning exclusion | enacted | February 25, 2026 |
| Osceola County | Osceola County | Zoning exclusion | in force | October 1, 2024 |
| Lakeland | Polk County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
| Pensacola | Escambia County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
| Pinellas Park | Pinellas County | Moratorium | pending | undated |
What one campus pays a local government
The parent piece's calculator puts a single large campus at $2M to $90M a year in local revenue, depending on the tax regime and abatements. The reference campus (Project Blue scale: $3.6B of capital, 286 MW) pays about $157M to local governments over 10 years. Permanent jobs run around 50 per facility.
| Tax regime | Reference case | Annual local revenue, low | Annual local revenue, high |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aggressive abatement | Morrow County OR (enterprise zone) | $2M | $3M |
| Partial abatement | Georgia audit representative campus / El Paso Meta | $27.8M | $56M |
| Unabated equipment tax | Virginia-style rates (Loudoun is the ceiling) | $50M | $90M |
Run your own numbers in the calculator on the parent piece. Jurisdictions in Florida that say no give up this revenue, not the jobs.