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Ron DeSantis is the Governor of Florida, not Texas, and therefore does not hold direct authority over Texas datacenter infrastructure, energy, or policy.
July 5, 2026
Self-Supply Is Now the Floor for Political Viability in TexasFlorida has 20 communities moving to ban or freeze projects, and Governor DeSantis backs legislation targeting high-consumption facilities, prompting NextNRG to abandon a Nassau County hyperscale plan for a solar farm.
May 11, 2026
Recycled Water Is the Texas Permit Edge. San Antonio Just Proved It.Florida's SB 484, signed by Governor DeSantis, bars utilities from passing data center costs to residential ratepayers, gives local governments veto authority, and restricts water permits deemed dangerous to local resources.
May 9, 2026
Behind-the-Meter Goes Mainstream as 30% of New Datacenters Skip the QueueFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 484 on May 7, requiring any customer with monthly peak load of 50 MW or more to bear full connection, transmission, generation, and O&M costs, with site-splitting blocked.
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