Florida Secretary of Commerce blasts plan to build hyperscale data center in Fort Meade

Name: Florida Secretary of Commerce blasts plan to build hyperscale data center in Fort Meade
Uploaded: 2026-04-17T02:53:25.000Z
Duration: 1 min 2 s
Description: Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly publicly criticized a plan to build a 1.2 GW hyperscale data center in Fort Meade, a day after the city commission approved the deal. The controversy highlights state-level opposition to local data center development.

News Clip1:0210 Tampa Bay News·Fort Meade, Polk County, FL·4/17/2026

Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly publicly criticized a plan to build a 1.2 GW hyperscale data center in Fort Meade, a day after the city commission approved the deal. The controversy highlights state-level opposition to local data center development.

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Gov: Florida Secretary of Commerce, Fort Meade Mayor Jaret Landon Williams, Fort Meade City Commission

Florida Secretary of Commerce Alex Kelly sent Fort Meade Mayor Jaret Landon Williams a letter a day after the city commission approved a deal for 1.2 Gw data center.

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