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Data centers in DeSoto County, Florida

No data center in DeSoto County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Treasure Coast Surf Park Data Center in Fort Pierce, about 91 miles away, reported. The nearest running is Cologix LAK1 in Lakeland, about 60 miles away.

DeSoto County has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The latest decision on the record: DeSoto County commissioners proposed one year data center moratorium, reported August 21, 2026.

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The closest data centers to DeSoto County

The nearest data center planned, the nearest running, and any stalled or cancelled within 50 miles, in Florida and the states that border it. Each distance is a straight line between the two points it names.

  1. Nearest one planned

    Reported

    Site not located

    Treasure Coast Surf Park Data Center

    Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County · Willow Lakes LLC

    Latest, reported August 28, 2026: Florida surf park plan scrapped

    About 91 miles from the center of DeSoto County to the center of Fort Pierce.

    tcpalm.com local outlet
  2. Nearest one running

    Running

    Site not located

    Cologix LAK1

    Lakeland, Polk County · Cologix

    No dated entry on the record yet.

    About 60 miles from the center of DeSoto County to the center of Lakeland.

What DeSoto County has decided 1 body, 2 decisions on the record

What the county and the cities in it have done about data centers: each body on its own row with its rating, open, case by case, restrictive or closed, never good or bad, and every vote, ordinance, moratorium or agreement one tap away, newest first, with its source.

BodyLevelRatingIn force untilLatest actActsVerified
DeSoto Countycountynot ratedDeSoto County commissioners proposed one year data center moratorium. winknews.com local outlet Reported Aug 212 acts on this row
Every act on the DeSoto County row
  1. moratorium

    DeSoto County commissioners proposed one year data center moratorium

    winknews.com local outlet

  2. moratorium adopted

    DeSoto County approved 35000 square foot data center in March 2026, then received two much larger proposals, then imposed one year moratorium four months later

    wtxl.com local outlet

Last verified August 21, 2026.

22026-08-21

Reported: the source's date; the item names no day of its own. A month with no day: the source names the month and not the day. A rating rests only on a binding act in force; "not rated" means no person has set one. A blank cell means the record holds nothing for it.

The rules across Florida

What happened

  1. MoratoriumDeSoto County

    DeSoto County commissioners proposed one year data center moratorium

    winknews.com local outlet
  2. wtxl.com local outlet

Florida, year by year

Nearby places with records

53 miles away Polk County: 1 data center on the record. A pause is on the record.
60 miles away Hillsborough County: 2 data centers on the record.
60 miles away Lakeland: 1 data center on the record. A pause is on the record.
68 miles away Tampa: 2 data centers on the record.
82 miles away Indiantown: 1 data center on the record.
85 miles away St. Lucie County: 2 data centers on the record.

Distances run between the centers the Census Bureau gives each place. Every Florida county.

Questions about DeSoto County

Is there a data center near DeSoto County?

No data center in DeSoto County is on the record. The nearest one planned is Treasure Coast Surf Park Data Center in Fort Pierce, about 91 miles from the center of DeSoto County to the center of Fort Pierce, reported. The nearest running is Cologix LAK1 in Lakeland, about 60 miles from the center of DeSoto County to the center of Lakeland.

answered from the rows above

Is DeSoto County allowing new data centers?

DeSoto County has a scorecard row with no rating yet, and a pause on new data centers is on the record. The pause on the record: DeSoto County approved 35000 square foot data center in March 2026, then received two much larger proposals, then imposed one year moratorium four months later.

answered from the rows above

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Researcher view · DeSoto County, Florida · 0 records, 1 rule row · Census GEOID 12027 · basis and source tier on every row · verified August 21, 2026

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