Moratorium tracker
Data center moratoriums in Florida
3 moratorium actions in 3 jurisdictions in Florida, newest first: 3 adopted, extended or announced. Each entry links to its source.
Is there a data center moratorium in Florida?
No statewide pause for Florida is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: City of North Port, Madison County and Citrus County.
Statuses are as of each source’s date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
- Moratorium actions
- 3
- Jurisdictions
- 3
- Adopted, extended or announced
- 3
- Rejected, lifted or set aside
- 0
Every tracked Florida moratorium
| Jurisdiction | Action | Length | What the source says |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of North Port Florida · city |
Adopted Sep 22, 2026 |
18 months | Retroactive moratorium on accepting and approving new data center applications, passed 3-2 after a pending roughly 900,000-square-foot data center application was excluded from the halt on staff review (though not final approval) after the city attorney warned excluding it entirely could expose the city to a lawsuit. WWSB ABC7 / MySuncoastSource excerpt“Including the project in the moratorium could expose North Port to a lawsuit. The company could argue it was denied legal rights granted under the application process.” |
| Madison County Florida · county |
Adopted Jul 22, 2026 |
— | Pauses the county's acceptance, review, processing and approval of applications tied to data center construction, expansion or operation in the unincorporated county. One local news report describes the pause as one year; the ordinance text was not reviewed. WWALS Watershed CoalitionSource excerpt“Madison County BOCC passed the datacenter moratorium 4:0.” |
| Citrus County Florida · county |
Adopted May 1, 2026 |
one year | New data centers. Spectrum NewsSource excerpt“Despite the county enacting a one-year moratorium on new data centers on May 1, discussions are continuing on a data center proposal in Lecanto, which was initiated before the pause was instituted.” |
Dates are the date of the vote or order where the source gives one; otherwise the entry shows when it was reported. Lengths, end dates and scope appear only where the cited source states them. Expand any row for a verbatim excerpt from its source.
Tracked projects in these jurisdictions
| Project | Status | Jurisdiction and action |
|---|---|---|
| Holder Industrial Park Holder, Citrus County, FL | Cancelled | Citrus County: adopted May 1, 2026 |
Matched by county, city or the project a source names. Being inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered; many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide. Some entries above note an exemption their source reports; check each entry’s source for others.
Moratorium actions in Florida project records
| Date | Action | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | Palm Beach County commissioners vote 7-0 on first reading for a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers (an anticipated monthly peak load of 50 megawatts or more), with a final vote set for Sept. 24 NewsRadio WIOD | Project Tango Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, FL |
| May 1, 2026 | Citrus County enacts a one-year moratorium on new data centers; the pre-moratorium proposal remains under discussion Spectrum News | Holder Industrial Park Holder, Citrus County, FL |
Permanent rules in Florida
No Florida ordinance or state law written for data centers is in the rules tracker yet.
More on Florida
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Florida data center moratoriums: common questions
Is there a data center moratorium in Florida?
No statewide pause for Florida is in the tracker; the actions on this page are local. Locally, 3 jurisdictions adopted, extended or announced a pause: City of North Port, Madison County and Citrus County. Statuses are as of each source's date; check with the jurisdiction before relying on one.
How many Florida communities have paused data centers?
The tracker records 3 local governments in Florida that adopted, extended or announced a data center pause. The tracker lists actions confirmed in a published notice or news report, so it is a floor rather than a complete census.
How long do data center moratoriums in Florida last?
Where the source states a length, Florida pauses run from one year (Citrus County) to 18 months (City of North Port). 1 other action has no stated fixed length or runs until a set date or condition.
Which tracked data center projects are in Florida jurisdictions with a moratorium?
Holder Industrial Park. Sitting inside a jurisdiction with a moratorium does not mean a project is covered: many pauses exempt applications already filed or approved, and a county pause usually leaves incorporated towns free to decide.
Know of a Florida moratorium we’re missing? Email corrections@datacentercensus.com with a link to the official notice or a report.
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Last updated Oct 13, 2026. Figures may change as records are updated — include the date you retrieved them.
| APA | Data Center Census. (2026). Data center moratoriums in Florida. Retrieved from https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/florida |
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| MLA | “Data center moratoriums in Florida.” Data Center Census, Oct 13, 2026, https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/florida. |
| Link | https://datacentercensus.com/moratoriums/florida |
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