If Florida wants data centers, we need a smarter water plan
Florida needs to move beyond outdated models that rely on treated drinking water for industrial cooling.
Florida needs to move beyond outdated models that rely on treated drinking water for industrial cooling.
In Florida, the growth of solar exceeded the growth of demand by a wide margin in 2025.
An analysis suggests that everyday people are paying rising prices, while data centers are scoring discounts.
Massive data centers threaten to increase electricity bills and the amount of fossil fuels being burned.
House Bill 1007 would ban 'hyperscale' data centers on environmentally sensitive lands and set other rules.
Nuclear energy is an alternative to natural gas, which currently provides more than 70% of our state’s electricity.
State utility regulators decide who pays what share of the costs associated with data center operations.
Natural gas is cheaper and, in some places, so are renewable energy and battery storage.
Small modular reactors represent a new approach to nuclear power that produces steady, carbon-free electricity.
America can lead the clean energy transition, renewing the American spirit and our global competitiveness.
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