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DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station

Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida · All 15 DC BLOX sites

Under constructionContestedRecord updated September 21, 2026

DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station is a data center under construction in Palm Coast, Florida (Flagler County), operated by DC BLOX. The public record puts it at announced July 9, 2025, 10 MW planned. It is the subject of active public debate, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition on record.

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Facility record

Under construction

Operator
DC BLOX
Facility type
Data center
Location
1109 Town Center Blvd, Palm Coast, Flagler County, FL, 32164
Coordinates
29.4858, -81.1959 (approximate)
Power capacity
10 MW planned
Land
Not established from a public source
Investment
Not established from a public source
Announced
July 9, 2025
Utility
Not established from a public source
Cooling
Closed loop
Water use
Not established from a public source
Jobs
15 permanent
Public subsidy
Not established from a public source
Community reception
Contested
Source confidence
Confirmed by multiple independent sources or official documentation

Timeline from the record

Newest first. Record entries come from the filings and reports the registry cites. Coverage entries are headlines from publisher feeds we monitor daily, linked to the outlet; last checked September 14, 2026.

  1. April 8, 2026
    Under construction
    City of Palm Coast building permit 2025100821 issued 2026-04-08; city reports the project under construction (FlaglerLive reports construction began March 2026). Source: City of Palm Coast
  2. July 9, 2025
    Proposed
    Announced with the City of Palm Coast; Google's Sol transatlantic cable to land at the campus. Source: City of Palm Coast

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents raised concerns about electricity costs, grid capacity and transparency (project was confidential under state law); the city issued clarifications distinguishing the approved 33,760 sq ft building from larger conceptual plans.

A new status, a permit, a reception finding, or a lawsuit. Nothing else, ever.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: contested means active public debate is on record, with hearings, petitions, or organized opposition, without litigation.

Residents raised concerns about electricity costs, grid capacity and transparency (project was confidential under state law); the city issued clarifications distinguishing the approved 33,760 sq ft building from larger conceptual plans.

Source: WUFT

Power and water

City states a closed-loop cooling system that recirculates water rather than continuously consuming new supply; company describes water use as similar to a small commercial building.

Notes on the record

Subsea cable landing station with colocation in Palm Coast Town Center: one approved building of 33,760 sq ft (FlaglerLive records: 34,875 sq ft incl. guard house), <10 MW at full operation per the city, Tier III design, capacity for up to six subsea cables including Google's Sol (Palm Coast-Bermuda-Azores-Spain). Initial phase expected operational Q1 2027. Original land purchase was 34 acres. DC BLOX cites >$100M potential direct investment over time (not a committed site figure, so not recorded).

What the record does not establish, and the document that would

In every fight on our tracker the decisive fact came out of a public records request. These are the requests for this site.

  • Tax abatements or other public subsidy
  • Land area
  • Which utility serves it
Which document closes each gap
Tax abatements or other public subsidy
The abatement, PILOT, or development agreement approved by the county, city, or development authority, and the state's data center sales tax exemption certificate if one was issued.
Land area
The rezoning application, the plat, or the deed recorded with the county.
Which utility serves it
The electric service agreement or the utility's filing with the state public utility commission.

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Questions people ask about this site

Is there opposition to the DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station data center in Palm Coast?

Yes. DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station in Palm Coast, Flagler County, Florida is contested. Hearings, public comment, petitions, or organized opposition are on record, and no lawsuit has been filed so far. Residents raised concerns about electricity costs, grid capacity and transparency (project was confidential under state law); the city issued clarifications distinguishing the approved 33,760 sq ft building from larger conceptual plans.

Has anyone filed a lawsuit over the DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station data center?

No lawsuit over DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station appears in the record we track as of September 21, 2026. Residents most often reach a lawyer over water supply, well drawdown, noise from cooling plant, property value, or a rezoning approved without the notice the ordinance required. If any of that is happening near this site, it is worth a review whether or not a case has been filed yet.

How much water does DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station use?

No water withdrawal figure for DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station is on record here. Cooling is recorded as closed_loop, which is the strongest available clue: closed loop and air cooled plant draw far less than evaporative cooling. We leave the number blank rather than estimate one.

Who operates DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station, and how big is it?

DC BLOX is the operator on record. We hold 15 sites for that company across the registry. Capacity on record is 10 MW.

How to cite this page

SueDataCenters.org Data Center Registry, "DC BLOX Palm Coast Cable Landing Station," updated September 21, 2026, https://suedatacenters.org/data-centers/dc-blox-palm-coast-cable-landing-station-fl.

Facility data from Compute Atlas (E. Kubiak), version 1.34.0 (September 21, 2026), licensed CC BY 4.0, record https://www.compute-atlas.com/facilities/dc-blox-palm-coast-cable-landing-station-fl, retrieved October 1, 2026.

Corrections with a public source are welcome at the Compute Atlas record or through our contact page. The whole registry is available as CSV and JSON under CC BY 4.0.

Sources for this record

As compiled and cited by Compute Atlas, with our own reporting appended. Archived links are used where the original has moved.

  1. 1.Cable Landing Station, project information page (permit 2025100821) · City of Palm Coast · retrieved September 21, 2026
  2. 2.Records reveal some details as construction starts on scaled down data center in Palm Coast's Town Center · FlaglerLive · retrieved September 21, 2026
  3. 3.Palm Coast Cable Landing Station · DC BLOX · retrieved September 21, 2026
  4. 4.Global Tech Leader Invests in Palm Coast · City of Palm Coast · retrieved September 21, 2026
  5. 5.DC BLOX and Google Bring Cutting-Edge Connectivity to Flagler County · Flagler County · retrieved September 21, 2026
  6. 6.Big tech is coming to Palm Coast, not everyone is on board · WUFT · retrieved September 21, 2026
  7. 7.DC BLOX responds to questions over Palm Coast project as city clarifies approved plans · Palm Coast Observer · retrieved September 21, 2026

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