Data centers don’t have to be a burden on local communities
Data centers can support communities by generating power and repurposing waste heat.
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Energy cancel culture emerges in race for Florida governor
Solar power is Florida’s cheapest, most abundant and most secure source of energy
Keeping data centers’ costs off families’ power bills
A new Florida law requires utilities to develop rate structures ensuring data centers bear their electric service costs.
Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for taxpayers and the energy supply
Losing these projects will likely mean higher energy prices and impact jobs and economic development.
Industrial redlining: Data centers repeating historic pattern of harm
Hyperscale and large-scale data center proposals are now active in at least eight Florida counties.
The dark side of the data center boom
Data centers don’t just pollute and raise utility bills — they keep Americans hooked on wars for oil.
Florida has a new law regulating AI data centers
The law requires AI data centers to pay for their own utilities but doesn’t ban disclosure agreements.
Federal figures reveal 1 in 3 US households struggle to pay energy bills, but the reality is likely worse
Clean energy developments that might have shielded households from price shocks have been politicized and curtailed.
Global copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification and industrial growth
Copper is used in generating and distributing electrical power, equipment in data centers and much more.
Local community planning has a double standard in Florida
The 2026 Legislature’s record on data centers is different than its record on community planning.