TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday took another swipe at the emerging data center industry, posting on X, “There isn’t even close to enough grid capacity for these data centers.”
Details: DeSantis, who backed state law changes in 2024 to make cost and reliability the focus of Florida’s energy goals, has blasted data centers and artificial intelligence driving energy use in remarks throughout the summer.
“Consumers will see electricity rates spike — and to what end?” DeSantis continued on X, in response to a news article about how Louisville, Kentucky, was looking for ways to regulate data centers.
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Another X user responded to DeSantis that data centers can bring their own power generation, arguing it’s “not complicated.”.
