Florida in the National Landscape

Florida's approach is developing alongside substantially different responses in other states.

NEW YORK EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 62

On July 14, 2026, Governor Kathy Hochul issued Executive Order No. 62, establishing a temporary moratorium on data centers while New York develops higher standards for data-center development and a benefits framework for localities. New York has therefore begun with a temporary statewide pause, while Florida has enacted a regulatory framework while preserving local land-development authority.

GEORGIA SB 410

Georgia's SB 410 (2026) would have repealed the state's sales-and-use-tax exemption for certain data-center equipment. The bill passed the Senate but did not become law. The Georgia debate illustrates another question facing states competing for data-center investment: how tax incentives should be structured as infrastructure demands increase.

TEXAS GRID RELIABILITY

On August 3, 2026, Governor Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive verification and audit of data centers as they move through the ERCOT interconnection process. Texas has therefore placed grid reliability and interconnection directly at the center of its response. The approaches differ, but the underlying question is similar: How should rapidly increasing large loads be integrated into existing infrastructure while allocating the resulting costs and risks?