Signals on the record. Not facilities.
These are counties where something is happening and nothing has been filed. A moratorium moving through a commission. A site being marketed to developers. A reported inquiry with no application behind it.
None of these is a data center. Each is a sourced signal, attributed to the record it came from, kept here because “there is a signal but nothing is filed” is the honest answer and it deserves somewhere to live.
A watch item never appears on the map. There is no parcel to put it on — that is precisely what makes it a watch item and not a facility.
- Escambia County· PensacolaFLWatchMoratorium in progress
Escambia County's attorney has recommended an outright data-center ban; commissioners will vote July 23, 2026 to schedule a public hearing (ordinance considered Aug 6). The local EDO says it is not in active negotiations and no proposal exists.
2026-07-23 vote to schedule hearing; 2026-08-06 ordinance2 sourcesView source trail → - Lake County· TavaresFLWatchMoratorium in progress
Lake County directed staff to draft a one-year data-center moratorium (June 23, 2026, unanimous), with a final adoption vote expected around July 14; no specific project prompted it.
~2026-07-14 final adoption vote2 sourcesView source trail → - Levy County· BronsonFLWatchMoratorium in progress
Levy County directed staff to draft a one-year data-center moratorium (June 30, 2026); no project is on record.
moratorium drafting (open) — adopted+no project -> swept-zero1 sourceView source trail → - Madison County· MadisonFLWatchMoratorium in progress
Madison County's planning board approved a preemptive moratorium on large data centers (July 1, 2026); county commission hearings are pending, with no project on record.
BCC final vote / any filed application1 sourceView source trail → - Pasco County· Dade CityFLWatchReported inquiry (no filing)
Pasco County is weighing a one-year data-center moratorium (final adoption vote ~July 14, 2026); one stalled inquiry near I-75 is on record, with no application filed.
2026-07-14 moratorium final adoption vote2 sourcesView source trail → - Santa Rosa County· MiltonFLWatchMoratorium in progress
Santa Rosa County is considering a one-year moratorium on large-scale data centers (two public hearings July 9 and July 23, 2026); the county reports no applications and no current prohibition in its code.
2026-07-23 second hearing / final vote2 sourcesView source trail → - Sarasota County· SarasotaFLWatchMoratorium adopted (no project)
Sarasota County adopted a one-year moratorium on hyperscale (≥50 MW) data-center applications (5-0, July 2026), running to at least July 2027; one inquiry (XF Group, Cattlemen Road) is on record, with no application filed.
XF Group files a parcel-anchored app -> land; goes quiet under the freeze -> swept-zero2 sourcesView source trail → - Taylor County· PerryFLWatchEconomic-development marketing
Taylor County's economic-development office is marketing the former Foley mill site for a data center (a resident petition opposes it); commissioners voted down a moratorium July 6, 2026, with a workshop set for August.
2026-08-25 county workshop / named developer files1 sourceView source trail → - Washington County· ChipleyFLWatchCommunity petition / opposition
A resident petition opposes data centers in Washington and Holmes counties near a proposed development area at Buckhorn Creek; the county says it will address the issue, with no moratorium adopted and no project filed.
moratorium adopted / named project files / July BCC action1 sourceView source trail →
How an item leaves this page
When a watch item's county files a parcel-anchored application, it becomes a registry facility. When a county adopts a ban and no project exists behind it, the item closes and the county is certified as having none.
Items do not move because a situation feels more or less likely. They move when the record moves.