Data centers · DeSoto County, Florida
DeSoto County
1 project on record · 1 moratorium or ban action
← Statewide map| DCIP AI campus | DCIP Group (CEO Jon Brown) | 4,000 | Approved | March 2026 | 50 MW+ |
Moratoriums and bans
- July 28, 2026 DeSoto County: Moratorium. One year, 4-0 with one recusal; exempts DCIP's pending rezonings. (Suncoast Searchlight, July 29, 2026)
Updates, newest first
- July 28, 2026 DCIP AI campus · County adopts a one-year moratorium, 4-0 with one recusal; DCIP's pending rezonings are exempted. (Suncoast Searchlight, July 29, 2026)
- July 28, 2026 DeSoto County: Moratorium · One year, 4-0 with one recusal; exempts DCIP's pending rezonings. (Suncoast Searchlight, July 29, 2026)
- June 20, 2026 DCIP AI campus · Commissioners consider pausing data centers after the fast-tracked rezoning. (Suncoast Searchlight via WUSF, June 20, 2026)
- March 2026 DCIP AI campus · County rezones 34 acres. (Suncoast Searchlight, May 22, 2026)
Statewide
Florida’s data center law, SB 484, took effect July 1, 2026: large-load customers pay the full cost of their power, and local governments keep the power to deny projects. The state’s sales-tax exemption for data centers of 100 MW or more runs to 2037. The rules →