Model documents on large data centers for Florida counties, and a public record of what counties and cities have done
In-Kind Standard is a citizen-prepared, nonpartisan project, planned to run as a charitable nonprofit. It writes free model documents that Florida counties may use when a large data center seeks to locate there, and keeps a public record of what Florida counties and cities have done and what communities could receive.
It is not a government body, a law firm, an advocacy group or a developer, and it enforces nothing. It does not say whether any project should be approved or built, and never urges a county to decide a particular way.
What this work does not yet have
- No county has adopted the model documents, and no lawyer has reviewed them.
- Their fees and mitigation amounts stay blank until studies for the county that uses them supply them, and none of those studies has been done.
- The project has no organization of its own yet, and no fiscal sponsor (an established nonprofit that would oversee the work and hold its money) or board.
Nothing here is legal advice.
Where to start
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Read the model documents
"Model Instruments for Data Center Development in Florida Counties", Release 2026.4, published on 6 November 2026. Every document is here.
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See what counties have done
The County Record is kept on a separate page of the project. It sets out what Florida counties and cities have done about data centers, each action checked against the official record. In that page's own words:
"A guide to what Florida counties can do when a large data center is proposed. Pick a county and a type of project to see what Florida law allows, what each item would mean for you, and how several items add up."
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Ask a question or report a problem
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Who prepares this work
The work is prepared by one person: the project's founder, named above, a private citizen. No one but the founder has paid for it: the founder pays its small costs himself, and the project has received no money or other gifts. AI tools help draft and check the work, and the founder reviews every item and decides what is published, except work the founder steps aside from because of a tie, meaning a connection that might be, or look like, a conflict of interest.
Page updated 12 November 2026.