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A huge AI datacenter is planned near Mar-a-Lago. The Everglades could pay the price

Plans for hyperscale datacenter in Palm Beach county prompt concerns over water and electricity demands About 16 miles (26km) west of the Mar-a-Lago estate on President Donald J Trump Highway, near the northern edge of the Florida…

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A 200‑acre parcel west of Loxahatchee Groves in northern Palm Beach county is slated for a hyperscale AI datacenter, according to developers. The site sits about 16 miles west of the Mar‑a‑Lago estate on President Donald J. Trump Highway, near the northern edge of the Florida Everglades. The project would occupy land surrounded by water, raising concerns about the water and electricity demands it would place on the region. The proposal has prompted local worries that the Everglades could suffer environmental impacts from the new data‑center operations.

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