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Data centers · Polk County, Florida

Polk County

3 projects on record · 1 moratorium or ban action

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Projects in Polk County
Fort Meade campusStonebridge (Bethesda, Md.); Fort Meade LLC (shares Stonebridge’s address)1,200ApprovedApril 14, 202650 MW+
Cielo Haines CityCielo Digital Infrastructure (Texas)300StalledJune 25, 202650 MW+
Project SwanRyan Companies (Tyler Lohmiller)100Paused by moratoriumAug. 3, 202650 MW+

Moratoriums and bans

  1. Aug. 3, 2026 Lakeland: Moratorium. One year, 4-3; bars city utility service. (LkldNow via WUSF, Aug. 3, 2026)

Updates, newest first

  1. Aug. 3, 2026 Project Swan · Lakeland adopts a one-year moratorium, 4-3. (LkldNow via WUSF, Aug. 3, 2026)
  2. Aug. 3, 2026 Lakeland: Moratorium · One year, 4-3; bars city utility service. (LkldNow via WUSF, Aug. 3, 2026)
  3. July 7, 2026 Project Swan · Moratorium hearing draws a crowd; concept review only, no application filed. (LkldNow, July 7, 2026)
  4. June 30, 2026 Fort Meade campus · Fort Meade LLC, which shares an address with Stonebridge, gives $10,000 to Friends of Byron Donalds PAC. (Florida Division of Elections, Oct. 16, 2026; Tampa Bay Times (syndicated by Tribune Content Agency), Aug. 1, 2026)
  5. June 25, 2026 Cielo Haines City · Project stalls; city lacks water capacity. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay, June 25, 2026)
  6. April 17, 2026 Fort Meade campus · FloridaCommerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly writes that the plan is fundamentally flawed and its water estimate too low. (WUSF, April 20, 2026; FOX 13 Tampa Bay, April 16, 2026)
  7. April 14, 2026 Fort Meade campus · City commissioners unanimously approve a 20-year development agreement; SWFWMD tells the city a new water permit is needed. (FOX 13 Tampa Bay, April 14, 2026; WUSF, April 15, 2026)
  8. 2025 Fort Meade campus · Rezoning and tax break approved. (WUSF via WLRN, April 8, 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 →