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Polk County, Florida

Polk County, Florida has 300 MW of data centers on record, planned to operating, across 3 records, against 6.7 GW of generation operating inside the county. The queue adds 114.7 MW of planned generation across 3 projects. That is 6.8% of Florida's data center MW.

Data as of Grid region: Florida Municipal Power PoolRefreshed monthly
300MW
data centers, planned to operating
3
data center records, not cancelled
6.8%
of Florida's data center MW
6.7GW
operating generation, 91 projects
114.7MW
planned generation, 3 projects
3
data center developers active here
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Polk County and its neighbors

Counties shaded by data center MW on record, planned to operating. 6 of its 7 neighboring counties have pages of their own. The rest are in the member database.

Hardee no data centers Pasco no data centers Sumter Lake no data centers Osceola no data centers Highlands no data centers Polk 300 MW Hillsborough 12 MW
no data center MWunder 100 MW100 to 1,000 MW1,000 to 5,000 MW5,000 to 15,000 MW15,000 MW or more no page yet

Data center records planned, under construction and operating, data as of October 8, 2026.Hover a county for its numbers

Headline finding
4%

of the generation operating in the county is matched by data center MW on record: 300 MW of data centers against 6.7 GW of plants, with 114.7 MW more planned.

Data centers, planned to operating300 MW
Operating generation6.7 GW
Planned generation114.7 MW

Data centers by status

3 records, 300 MW

Operating0 MW1 record, 0%
Planned300 MW2 records, 100%
Who owns each of the 3 records?Campus names, developers and contacts are for members.See what members get

The data center pipeline

1 record list a year online or expected, from 2014 to 2014. No record lists a year at or after the snapshot. 2 records list no year.

Figure 1

Data center MW by year online or expected

Records not cancelled, by listed year. 2026 onward is planned or under construction.

Through 20252026 and later
01 2014
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YearRecordsMW
201410
Source. FieldProspects database: ISO/RTO interconnection queues, EIA-860M and public data center filings, data as of October 8, 2026. 1 record with a year; 2 without are left out
Figure 2

Who is building in Polk

Data center developers by MW on record. Top 3 of 3.

Cielo Digital Infrastructure 300 MW 1 site
Bohler Places LLC 0 MW 1 site
Cologix 0 MW 1 site
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DeveloperSitesMW
Cielo Digital Infrastructure1300
Bohler Places LLC10
Cologix10
Members see all 3 developers, each campus they own here, and the people who run their site selection and energy procurement.
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Power generation in the county

91 plants operate inside Polk County, 6.7 GW. The queue adds 114.7 MW across 3 projects.

Figure 3

Operating and planned generation by technology

MW in Polk County

OperatingPlanned
Natural GasOperating 5.7 GW 46 projects
SolarOperating 579.7 MW 15 projects
SolarPlanned 94.7 MW 2 projects
Waste HeatOperating 255.4 MW 7 projects
Battery StorageOperating 40 MW 1 project
Battery StoragePlanned 20 MW 1 project
OilOperating 55 MW 22 projects
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TechnologyStatusProjectsMW
Natural GasOperating465,745.7
SolarOperating15579.7
SolarPlanned294.7
Waste HeatOperating7255.4
Battery StorageOperating140
Battery StoragePlanned120
OilOperating2255
Operating: 6.7 GW. Planned: 114.7 MW. Even if every planned project is built, county generation would reach 6.8 GW against 300 MW of data centers.
Source: ISO queues and EIA-860M, via FieldProspects
Figure 4

Planned generation by listed in-service year

MW. Years before 2026 are past due.

Past dueDue 2026 or later
0255075100 Snapshot year 95 2026 20 2027
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YearPlanned projectsMW
2026294.7
2027120
No planned project is past its listed year

Polk County against its neighbors

Hillsborough has the most data center MW among the neighbors, 12 MW, 4% of Polk County's. 6 of the 6 have more generation operating than data center MW on record.

CountyData center recordsData center MWOperating generation MWPlanned generation MWData center MW per MW operating
Polk County this page 3
300
6,676
115 0.04x
Hillsborough 2
12
5,173
95 0x
Osceola County 0
0
2,720
150 0x
Hardee County 0
0
2,201
0 0x
Pasco County 0
0
1,809
629 0x
Highlands County 0
0
62
150 0x
Lake County 0
0
24
0 0x

Data center MW counts records planned, under construction and operating. Generation is inside the county only. Neighbors without a page have fewer than three projects on record.

7 counties shown

What changed since June 4, 2026

2 projects in Polk County moved between the two snapshots. Counts and MW are below; the projects themselves are for members.

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1
added to a queue, 20 MW
0
came online, started construction or signed an interconnection agreement, 0 MW
1
cancelled, dropped or went inactive, 74.9 MW
0
slipped their in-service date, 0 MW

Every change in Polk County

Project, what changed, technology, MW and the dates that moved, for all 2 changes.

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County: Polk County, FLSince June 4, 2026 2 changes
ProjectChangeTechnologyMWPrevious dateNew date
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Every record in Polk County

Campus or project name, developer, status, MW, year and the developer’s contacts, for all 97 records. Filter, sort and export to Excel.

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County: Polk County, FLStatus: all except cancelledSort: MW, largest first 97 records
Project or campusDeveloperStatusMWYearContacts
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