A reference list of Sundaze Gazette guides on data center opportunity in South Florida: state rules, county ordinances, fee maps and community benefits for owners, tenants and vendors.
Guides
- Florida AI Data Centers: SB 484 & 100 MW Tax Stack
- PBC Data Center Moratorium: Sep 24 Owner Checklist
- Broward Data Centers: Pembroke Park Fee Stack Map
- South Florida Data Centers: Hurricane-Resilient and Safe
Key Facts for Owners and Search
What does the South Florida data centers hub cover?
The hub is a reference list of Sundaze Gazette guides on data center opportunity in South Florida. It covers state rules, county ordinances, fee maps and community benefits for owners, tenants and vendors, with guides on Florida’s SB 484 and 100 MW tax stack, Palm Beach County’s large-scale data center checklist and Pembroke Park’s fee and zoning map in Broward.
How do Florida’s 50 MW and 100 MW data center thresholds differ?
Chapter 2026-65, formerly SB 484, defines a large load customer as one with an anticipated monthly peak load of 50 MW or more at a single location. The sales-tax exemption in section 212.08(5)(r) separately requires 100 MW of critical IT load, 1 MW per owner or tenant and $150 million of cumulative capital investment within five years after construction begins.
When must Florida utilities file large load tariffs?
Under Chapter 2026-65, each public utility must file a compliant large load tariff for Public Service Commission approval no later than Oct. 1, 2026. The chapter took effect July 1, 2026 for the utility tariff core, and the tariff terms must reasonably ensure each large load customer bears its own full cost of service. Owners should confirm their utility’s approved tariff.
What Palm Beach County data center agenda item can owners track?
Palm Beach County’s Sept. 24, 2026 agenda included a second and final reading of a Large-Scale Data Center definition, set at 50 MW or more of anticipated monthly peak load, with related application-process rules for unincorporated areas. Coverage described applications under 50 MW, with professional engineer certification, as an open path. Owners should confirm the adopted text with the county.
Where is existing colocation space in Broward?
Sundaze lists these Broward colocation sites from operator pages: Cogent at 3924 Pembroke Road in Pembroke Park, Flexential at 5301 NW 33rd Avenue and 365 Data Centers at 3250 W Commercial Blvd in Fort Lauderdale, and Volico and Vault Networks at 500 Green Road. Pembroke Park’s data center fee and zoning package was still a heard draft as of Sept. 8.
Brian D’Antoni writes The Sundaze Gazette from Palm Beach County. About · Corrections