Florida Data Center Regulation Law (SB 484)

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill (SB 484) that imposes regulations on large scale data centers powering artificial intelligence. The law ensures that Florida utility customers will not bear additional costs from these data centers. It requires the Florida Public Service Commission to develop tariffs and service requirements to ensure that each large load customer bears its own full cost of service, preventing cost shifting to general ratepayers. The law also reinforces local governments' ability to refuse data center construction and allows non-disclosure agreements to hide proposals for up to 12 months.