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Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Fort Meade, Florida, United States

Source: Lakeland Ledger

Project
Planned

A planned 4.4-million-square-foot hyperscale data center in Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida, expected to require 1.2 gigawatts of electricity at full capacity. The project involves zoning and land-use revisions, a 20-year development agreement, and commitments for property tax advances and water supply support. The project is subject to new state regulations focusing on power and water use, local

Status
Prospective
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Data Center
Location
Fort Meade, Florida, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Lakeland Ledger

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The project “Fort Meade Hyperscale Data Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Fort Meade, Florida, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Lakeland Ledger.

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A planned 4.4-million-square-foot hyperscale data center in Fort Meade, Polk County, Florida, expected to require 1.2 gigawatts of electricity at full capacity. The project involves zoning and land-use revisions, a 20-year development agreement, and commitments for property tax advances and water supply support. The project is subject to new state regulations focusing on power and water use, local government control, and prevention of cost shifting to consumers.

Original sector

Technology

Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Florida

City

Fort Meade

Source

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Lakeland Ledger

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Government, Data Center

Article published date

2026-05-10

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