Data Center Backlash
DeSoto County, Florida

County moratorium

Moratorium
The project that sparked the pause was grandfathered in

DeSoto County approved a data center moratorium on July 29, 2026 — though the controversial project that prompted it can still advance under the terms adopted. Update (Oct 2026): the planning commission recommended denying the developer's next rezonings, calling the roughly 1,300-acre plan “clearly not ready”; the county commission has the final say (WINK News).

Source: WGCU

Last reviewed October 23, 2026. Something out of date or wrong? Send a correction, anonymously if you like.

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