The Real Deal, a leading commercial real estate news publication, recently featured ABC-FEC COO Sonny Maken in a story examining growing resistance to hyperscale data center development across Florida.
The article details how proposed projects have faced moratoriums, zoning battles and community opposition over concerns including electricity and water use, infrastructure and environmental impacts. It features perspectives from Data Center Coalition executive Dan Diorio and Custom Capital’s Tony Hershman on what increased resistance could mean for investment and economic development.
Maken warned that restricting data center construction could cost the U.S. its competitive advantage, arguing that continued economic growth requires building the infrastructure needed to support AI and digital technology.
