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Recent Florida data center news

• Jul 2, 2026

  AMPERA Produces First 3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor Module

  AMPERA has announced that it completed production of what it says is the first full-scale, 3D-printed nuclear reactor module.

  • The company unveiled the module at its innovation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida on July 1, with founder and CEO Brian Matthews presenting it to more than 100 local officials, business leaders, and employees.
  • AMPERA said the module uses a spherical monolithic gyroid core 3D-printed with silicon carbide, is designed for up to 30 years without refueling, and is part of nuclear systems expected to provide up to 30 MWe; the company also said it established an Australian subsidiary in June to secure thorium supply and support U.S. advanced nuclear fuel production.
• Jun 25, 2026

  FuelCell Energy signs up to 380MW fuel cell supply deal with Fit Energy to power data center operations

  FuelCell Energy has announced a binding data center power deal with Fit Energy USA to supply up to 380MW of on-site fuel cell generation.

  • Deal terms and timeline: The agreement commits FuelCell Energy to supply up to 380MW of behind-the-meter fuel cell generation to power data centers, with an immediate deposit for an initial 30MW, and delivery scheduled to begin later this year; the remaining capacity will be deployed in phases tied to deployment milestones.
  • Background and related details: The announcement cites FuelCell Energy’s product lineup (1.25MW, 2.5MW and 12.5MW systems) and notes prior non-binding partnerships including with Sustainable Development Capital (up to 450MW) and Inuverse (up to 100MW in Daegu, South Korea); Fit Energy (headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida) is described as an energy infrastructure developer focused on long-term ownership for the digital economy.
• Jun 25, 2026

  Data center proposal in Citrus County, Florida, withdrawn by developer

  Deltona Corporation has submitted a formal withdrawal of its rezoning applications for the Holder Industrial Park data center project.

  • Main action: Deltona Corporation submitted a formal notice of withdrawal (dated June 23, 2025) for applications CPA-2-2025-000012 and CPA 2025-000013 concerning the Holder Industrial Park, ending its proposal to rezone a 798-acre parcel together with an adjacent 557-acre site (combined footprint ~1,400 acres) for a data center; this follows a Citrus County Commissioners vote to deny the company’s request to delay a decision that would have taken place on July 14, 2025.
  • Background/details: The company is primarily known as a homebuilder and it is unclear if Deltona has prior data-center experience; opposition was organized by the group No Data Center Citrus and reported/criticized by local outlets The Citrus Insider and Just Wright Citrus; additionally, Florida enacted a data center law in May 2025 that takes effect on July 1, 2026, covering permitting, power, financing and prohibiting utilities from passing infrastructure costs to consumers.
• Jun 24, 2026

  WideOpenWest Expands Broadband Network in Central Florida

  WideOpenWest (WOW!) announced expansion of its all-fiber network to 20,000 additional homes and businesses in Seminole and Orange counties, Florida, to be completed by fall 2026.

  • Expansion: WOW! will add 20,000 additional homes and businesses in Seminole and Orange counties, Florida to its all-fiber internet network, with availability expected by fall 2026; with this addition the network will reach nearly 75,000 homes and businesses in Central Florida.
  • Investment & background: WOW! has invested over $140 million in Central Florida since 2022; the announcement was published via a company release (PR Newswire) and quoted Chief Experience Officer Heather McCallion.
• Jun 22, 2026

  In Interview with AP, Nvidia's Jensen Huang Urges Americans to Use AI More

  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang emphasized broad AI adoption and warned the U.S. faces an energy shortfall that could limit AI/data center growth, in an Associated Press interview.

  • Main announcement: Jensen Huang urged that society should “use AI” and adopt new social norms around the technology, called for government regulation and clear safety/export guidance, and warned the United States is “woefully behind in energy production”; he made these remarks in a June 21, 2026 AP interview while speaking in Sherman, Texas at the Coherent factory expansion.
  • Background/details: Huang noted Nvidia’s market capitalization ~ $5 trillion, referenced AI firms OpenAI and Anthropic as potentially reaching $1 trillion if publicly traded, criticized proposals for government ownership of AI shares, and highlighted a Coherent laser project at the Sherman expansion that could cut AI power use by up to 50%; the piece is a news interview by the Associated Press (Josh Boak).
• Jun 16, 2026

  Emerging Power Strategies Transforming AI Data Center Development

  Data Center Frontier reports a set of announcements from Hitachi & X LABS, DataBank, VIVIFY Technology, Flex/EP², Cerberus/S+S Industries, and AZIO AI/EVTV focused on making power the central element of AI data center development.

  • Main announcement/action: Hitachi and X LABS propose dedicated “energy parks” for AI customers in North America, an integrated behind-the-meter, gigawatt-scale power platform combining generation, storage, T&D infrastructure and energy management (first energy park planned for completion early 2030s). Other contemporaneous announcements include DataBank’s 3,150 kW rooftop solar at HOU3 (expected ~4.5 million kWh annually over 25 years), VIVIFY’s modular 1 MW closed-loop hydrogen system (the “Flying Pig”), Flex’s acquisition of Electrical Power Products (EP²) to expand critical power capabilities, Cerberus’ strategic investment in S+S Industries, and the AZIO AI–EVTV merger identifying ~11 MW existing site capacity with hardware ordered for an initial 6 MW and planning up to 500 MW same-site capacity across a controlled 548+ acre footprint.
  • Background and details: The pieces together show layered strategies: gigawatt-class energy parks (long-cycle, capital-intensive) vs. distributed on-site generation (DataBank rooftop solar as an energy hedge), alternative modular power (VIVIFY hydrogen containers nearing deployment), and supply-chain/metalwork investments (Flex/EP² and Cerberus/S+S) to address equipment lead times. Most actions are announced in formal releases or press events and include implementation timelines (e.g., early-2030s for Hitachi/X LABS energy park; DataBank’s 25-year operating life for the rooftop array).
• Jun 12, 2026

  From Components to AI Factories: Peter Panfil Says the Future of Data Centers Is All About Integration at Scale

  Vertiv’s Peter Panfil presented a keynote at the 2026 7x24 Exchange Spring Conference outlining a vision to treat data centers as integrated “AI factories” that prioritize execution velocity, factory-assembled high-density modules, and outcomes-oriented metrics.

  • Main announcement: Vertiv (Peter Panfil) advocated for integrated, factory-produced HAC “hacks” as repeatable building blocks to accelerate deployment and reduce on-site integration. He noted a rapid module evolution from ~1.5 MW (a year ago) to ~6 MW current modules, with discussions already underway around 12 MW configurations; modules are now being assembled and fully tested in factories (including fluid charging and capacity validation) to enable plug-and-play site installation and faster commissioning.
  • Supporting details: Panfil proposed replacing traditional efficiency metrics with tokens-per-dollar-per-watt (debated/refined to tokens per watt per dollar), emphasized behavioral modeling/digital twins (example: coolant excursion reduced from ~9°C to ~3°C with modest buffering), and highlighted energy strategies including BYOP/on-site generation, UPS smoothing for grid stability, and community acceptance measures (waste heat reuse, grid support).
• Jun 10, 2026

  Fiber Internet Companies to Reduce Prices Amid General U.S. Inflation

  Wire 3 and NEK Broadband have announced price reductions for their fiber-optic internet plans.

  • Main announcement:Wire 3 (Florida) and NEK Broadband (Vermont) are reducing prices on their fiber-optic internet plans and offering no contract and no hidden fees to create budget-friendly options for consumers. The change is presented as a response to rising costs across the U.S. and was reported on June 10, 2026.
  • Background and details: The article is a publisher report by Broadband Breakfast that highlights the two providers and their fiber-optic infrastructure; no specific price points, timelines for rollout, or contract lengths beyond “no contract” were disclosed in the article.
• Jun 9, 2026

  7x24 Spring Conference: Future-Proofing the AI Data Center Amid New Bottlenecks, New Risks, New Rules of Execution

  The 7x24 Exchange Spring Conference highlighted that the data center industry must “future-proof” people, processes, and governance while introducing the development of a new quality framework, DCE 9000, through the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA).

  • Main announcement/action: The conference sessions, led by speakers including Sol Rashidi, Google’s Govind Ramu and Gino Tozzi, and panelists from Victaulic, T5 Data Centers, DLB Associates, and Oracle, emphasized future-proofing operational and human systems for AI-scale data centers and noted that DCE 9000 is being developed through TIA as a common quality management framework for data center infrastructure equipment, suppliers, contractors, and operators.
  • Background and details: Presentations flagged concrete operational risks: roughly 70% of organizational change initiatives fail (research cited by Google), urgent needs around liquid cooling commissioning, contamination control, supplier governance, documentation discipline, and workforce development, and recommended earlier involvement of chemical treatment/water-quality specialists and tighter integration across engineering, contractors, commissioning providers, equipment manufacturers, and IT teams.
• Jun 9, 2026

  From Tail Risk to Design Baseline: How the Grid Is Adapting to Extreme Heat

  POWER (Sonal Patel) reports that system planners and grid operators are now treating extreme heat as an assumed operating condition rather than a tail risk.

  • Main announcement/action: POWER summarizes that system planners and reliability entities (notably NERC and FERC) and operators are treating extreme heat as a design baseline, citing metrics such as EIA projection of ~1,610 CDDs for 2026 (4% above 2025), NERC’s 2026 Summer Reliability Assessment (net internal demand up 1.3% to 790 GW, and >58 GW of new on-peak capacity including 16.4 GW solar, 14.7 GW batteries, 6.7 GW natural gas, 1.6 GW wind), and FERC’s forecast of $46.81/MWh average wholesale price for summer 2026. The piece catalogues operational changes (hourly ambient-adjusted transmission ratings, dynamic line ratings pilots, ADMS/DERMS deployments) and emergency interventions (DOE Section 202(c) orders covering roughly 4,400 MW of extended capacity service).
  • Background and details: The article documents drought risks (FERC: 62% of continental U.S. impacted; Lake Powell inflow forecast at 13% of average), potential loss of up to 4,500 MW of Colorado River hydropower as soon as August 2026, rapid data center load growth (from 44 GW in 2025 to 55 GW in 2026, ~25%), and operational timelines (PJM implemented AAR on March 4, 2026; SPP expects AAR by Sept. 1, 2026; MISO full compliance by Q2 2028).