SB 484 Data Center Regulation Law

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SB 484 is a new legislation signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis aimed at regulating the rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers in Florida. The law prohibits utility companies from shifting infrastructure and electricity costs of data centers onto general ratepayers, mandates that data centers pay for their own service requirements, and introduces a more rigorous permitting process to protect the state's natural resources. It also returns zoning and permitting control to local municipalities and addresses national security concerns by restricting services to data centers owned or controlled by foreign countries of concern.