The Data Center Divide
A policy snapshot ahead of the 2026 midterms. Mapping data center incentives, restrictions, and bans through legislation, regulations, and executive actions across all 50 states and 1,462 local jurisdictions.
Alachua County
Strongly Anti-Data Center Policies
Alachua County has enacted an amendment prohibiting data centers on a specific 260-acre property; its scope is limited to that property.
current law · County project: Weseman/EcoLoop Planned Development on the specified County-owned parcelsProhibits data centers from being built within the EcoLoop Planned Development in Alachua County.Alachua County Weseman-Eco Loop Planned Development Amendment (2026)
What this means
If enacted, the amendment would prohibit data centers on this 260-acre property, an outright ban within the measure’s scope. It offers no data-center-specific benefits to offset that restriction; the county says the amendment prohibits the construction of data centers.
People behind it
- Alachua County
Property owner, applicant, and agent proposing the major amendment to the Weseman/EcoLoop Planned Development.
- Alachua County Growth Management Department
County department that prepared and administered the proposed Planned Development amendment.
- Commissioner Mary Alford
Moved the Board action directing staff to advertise the proposed Planned Development amendment.
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- Commissioner Charles S. Chestnut IV
Seconded the motion directing staff to advertise the proposed Planned Development amendment.
- Alachua County Board of County Commissioners
Governing body that directed advertisement and ultimately approved the Planned Development amendment.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements1
Data centers and large-scale data centers, as defined by Florida Statutes § 373.203, are prohibited within the Planned Development’s developable area.
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