Glossary of Terms

air-cooled chiller system: A cooling system sealed in aclosed loop that typically consumes very little water—less thanthe amount used in three single-family homes.clustering: The practice of data centers locating near oneanother, connecting their servers to work as a unified system, orboth. colocation data centers: Multi-tenant data centers wherethird-party operators (developers) lease data center space—acertain number […]

Are there positive aspects to three dATACENTER campuses in our front yards?

We have to ask too, do the benefits offset the burden. Yes, there are practical guidelines and regulations—both at the Florida state level (new in 2026) and through proven national/industry best practices—that directly target the negatives we’ve discussed (noise, water use, energy strain, heat, grid costs, and lack of transparency). Many have been shown to […]