Developer of St. Lucie County data center project may withdraw plan

News Clip2:39WPTV News - FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast·Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, FL·2/23/2026

A proposed 15-million-square-foot data center project in Fort Pierce, Florida may be abandoned after Governor Ron DeSantis introduced legislation to give local governments more power to block large-scale AI data center development in the state.

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A proposed 15-million-square-foot data center in Fort Pierce may be abandoned after Gov. Ron DeSantis introduced legislation that would give local governments more power to block large-scale AI data center development in Florida.