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The Data Center Divide

Liberty County

Mixed Data Center Policies

Florida’s rules require large data centers to cover their utility-service costs, and water permits may involve added planning and hearings that delay projects; utility service can be denied to some facilities. Qualifying large centers can receive sales-tax breaks, while separate access controls apply to the state’s own data center.

Rating and summary from Florida statewide as there are no scored current or future laws outside temporary restrictions for Liberty County.

Specific to Liberty County only.

failed · Unincorporated areas
Proposed—but rejected—ordinance would have temporarily prohibited data center applications and approvals in unincorporated Liberty County while the County studied regulations.Liberty County Ordinance No. 2026-05 (2026)

What this means

If enacted, this would pause most applications and approvals for data centers in unincorporated Liberty County for 12 months, making new construction and expansion substantially harder during that period (12-month moratorium; applications and approvals covered). Existing facilities could keep operating, with limited exceptions for maintenance and upgrades. The Board voted to deny the draft, so this score treats it as enacted as requested; it does not describe current law (motion to deny).

People behind it

  • County Attorney; presents draft Ordinance No. 2026-05

  • Commissioner; moves to deny the moratorium

  • Seconds denial motion

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  • Opposes denial motion

  • Opposes denial motion

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  • Proposed only—not adopted: suspend acceptance, processing, review and approval of Data Center applications, throughout unincorporated Liberty County, for twelve months unless earlier repealed.

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