DeSoto County AI Data Center
DeSoto County, FL
Source: Primary source
DeSoto County AI Data Center is a proposed data center in DeSoto County, FL.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkResidents in DeSoto County oppose a proposed AI data center in the area. Discovered from news coverage and promoted after review; location and details to be enriched from primary sources.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: GDELT- DeSoto data center plan hits wall over unanswered community concerns - WINK NewsWINK News· Oct 7, 2026
- DeSoto County data center CEO answers water and power concerns - WINK NewsWINK News· Sep 21, 2026
- Data center 'Godfather' addresses DeSoto County at invite-only meeting - WINK NewsWINK News· Aug 25, 2026
- DeSoto commissioners move forward with proposed one-year data center moratorium - WINK NewsWINK News· Aug 21, 2026
- Proposed DeSoto County AI data center sparks water concerns amid drought conditions - winknews.comwinknews.com· Aug 21, 2026
- Most Tampa Bay congressional candidates oppose DeSoto data center proposal - tampabay.comtampabay.com· Aug 11, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Desoto Secondary School in Arcadia, is 2.3 mi from this site (69 students).
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.