The data center drive continues in our region.
This time one is being proposed in a rural area (see attached map) east of Arcadia in DeSoto County.
Local officials are reportedly supporting it for the expected property tax revenue it will generate.
As with the planned data center in Fort Meade and elsewhere, there is pushback from residents concerned about noise pollution and water demand.
The project is being proposed by the DCIP group on a 34-acres site owned by DeSoto Park Industrial Park LLC of Davenport
The project still faces regulatory and zoning actions, but it it is approved, it projected to require 4 gigawatts of electricity–nearly four times the Fort Meade project–at buildout.
That will require an examination of power grid capacity, cooling water sources and volumes and more.
Stay tuned.