Imposes a one-year moratorium on accepting, reviewing, or approving applications for development permits, development orders, rezoning, site plans, and other county approvals for large-scale data centers and large load customer facilities.

Santa Rosa County imposes a one-year moratorium in the unincorporated area on accepting, reviewing, or approving applications for development permits, development orders, rezonings, site plans, and other county approvals for large-scale data centers and large load customer facilities. The stated purpose is to study environmental and infrastructure impacts and potentially amend the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. one-year moratorium

The moratorium applies to facilities meeting the large-scale data center or large load customer threshold of an anticipated monthly peak load of at least 50 megawatts at a single location, calculated using the highest average load over a 15-minute interval. Colocated customers or entities at the same location are included, while loads aggregated across multiple locations are excluded. 50 megawatts or more

A customer may not divide a single-location electrical load into multiple smaller connections to avoid classification as a large load customer. may not separate an electrical load

Public electric utility tariffs must be designed so that each large load customer pays its full cost of service, including connection, transmission, generation, infrastructure, operations, and maintenance costs, without shifting those costs or the risk of nonpayment to other ratepayers. bears its own full cost of service

Large-load utility tariffs may require additional financial and contractual commitments, including customer infrastructure investments, demand charges, incremental generation charges, financial guarantees, minimum load factors, take-or-pay obligations, and minimum service periods with early-termination or breach fees. financial tools

Public utilities may not knowingly provide electric service to a customer that would otherwise qualify as a large load customer if the customer is a foreign entity, and tariffs must include measures intended to prevent such service. may not knowingly provide electric service

Large-load customer service agreements and utility policies may not prevent or hinder curtailment or interruption of electric service when needed for grid stability, to reduce outages, or for public safety during an emergency or exceptional circumstance. curtailment or interruption of electric service

A water management district or the Department of Environmental Protection may not issue a consumptive-use water permit for a large-scale data center if the proposed use would harm area water resources or conflict with local zoning regulations or the Comprehensive Plan. may not issue a permit

When specified conditions exist, a large-scale data center applicant must use reclaimed water instead of some or all proposed surface water or groundwater. The conditions include availability of a permitted suitable supply and adequate lines, the applicant's ability to connect, technical, economic, and environmental feasibility, and consistency with any discharge permit. shall require the use of reclaimed water

Applications by large-scale data centers seeking an allocation of at least 100,000 gallons per day must identify all water sources, uses, and losses and include a water-conservation plan addressing cooling-water recycling, leak detection and repair, efficient fixtures, and employee conservation education. at least an average daily flow of 100,000 gallons

A water permit application by a large-scale data center requesting at least 100,000 gallons per day may not be approved without a hearing. may not approve a permit application

A consumptive-use permit modification involving at least 100,000 gallons per day, or any modification proposed by a large-scale data center, must be processed under the requirements applicable to an initial permit application, including the associated hearing requirements. treated under the provisions

Economic-development information about a data center’s plans, intentions, or interest in locating, relocating, or expanding in Florida is confidential for up to 12 months after an economic-development agency receives a written confidentiality request, or until the information is otherwise disclosed, whichever occurs first.

A large-scale data center may obtain a water-allocation permit if it demonstrates that the proposed use is reasonable-beneficial, will not interfere with existing legal water uses, and is consistent with the public interest. The permit cannot be issued if the use would harm local water resources or violate applicable local zoning or comprehensive-plan provisions.

Public utilities may use approved financial and ratemaking tools for large-load customers, including customer infrastructure contributions that may be returned over time, demand charges, incremental-generation charges, financial guarantees, minimum-load-factor requirements, take-or-pay provisions, and minimum service-contract periods.

State law preserves local-government authority to address large-load customers through comprehensive plans and land-development regulations, rather than treating a large-load customer as an electric substation for purposes of the cited siting provision.