Project Swan

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. June 2026

   Cancelled
   CONFLICTING REPORTING - flag for maintainer judgment before applying. A 2026-06-03 city clarification (WUSF/LkldNow 'Still Active') said the applicant only withdrew from a June 3 Development Review Team meeting, not the application itself, after it was mistakenly marked withdrawn in the city's iMS system. But this 2026-09-01 piece states flatly the application 'had already been withdrawn in June' and that no data-center applications were pending when Lakeland passed its 1-year, 50MW-threshold moratorium on 2026-08-03. Reporting as cancelled on the more recent, more specific source, but the earlier contradiction should be checked. Source
2. 2026

   Proposed
   600,000 sq ft / 3-building proposal at Old Tampa Hwy & Wilkinson Rd; zoning may prohibit and site needs annexation. Source: LkldNow

Opposition and litigation at this site

Yes. Organized local opposition to Project Swan in Lakeland, Polk County, Florida is documented in the public record, without a lawsuit on file in the sources we track. More than 50 residents attended the June 1, 2026 Lakeland City Commission meeting to oppose the proposed 'Project Swan' hyperscale data center, with 18 speaking against it during audience comments.

How the community has taken it

Reception is a sourced signal, not an editorial judgment: opposed means documented, organized local opposition is the dominant signal on record.

More than 50 residents attended the June 1, 2026 Lakeland City Commission meeting to oppose the proposed 'Project Swan' hyperscale data center, with 18 speaking against it during audience comments. Resident Magdalene DuPree called the project 'a bad fit' and objected to a facility 'extracting value from us.' A grassroots petition campaign and coalition rally pushed the City Commission to consider a temporary data-center moratorium. No organized support for the project was documented in coverage reviewed.

Source: FOX 13 Tampa Bay

Notes on the record

600,000 sq ft across 3 buildings on 60.5 acres (4 parcels, near 923 Wilkinson Rd). Zoning may prohibit the project, data centers are not in Lakeland's Land Development Code, and part of the site is unincorporated Polk County, requiring annexation.

Other sites within 30 miles

Distances are between recorded coordinates, many of which are a city or county centroid, so treat them as approximate. Cumulative load on one utility and one aquifer is the question a planning commission rarely asks.

• Flexential Tampa - North (TPA03) · Tampa · Flexential22 mi · Operating
• Florida Ecopark AI Data Center Campus · Fort Meade · Stonebridge (via Florida Ecopark LLC; end tenant undisclosed)23 mi · Proposed · 1.2 GW · Contested
• Cielo Haines City Data Center · Haines City · Cielo Digital Infrastructure24 mi · Proposed · 300 MW · Contested
• AceHost Marion Mining Facility · Tampa · AceHost28 mi · Operating · 3 MW

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