Exclusive: Local Opposition to Data Centers Explodes in 2026

Exclusive: Local Opposition to Data Centers Explodes in 2026

Data centers are getting larger and larger. But even so, few are as large as the Sentinel Grove Technology Park, a proposed data center near Port St. Lucie, Florida.The proposed facility — which became known as Project Jarvis — was set to be built on old agricultural land. It would use up to 1 gigawatt of electricity, enough to power a mid-size city, and bring in up to $13.5 billion in investment to the county.The project was immediately controv…