NextNRG land near Jacksonville airport (Nassau County)
In 2025, the company NextNRG said it has the right to lease 1,600 acres near Jacksonville's airport and that 400 acres would suit a very large data center. The county says no one has applied, and the company now says it has no data center plan to announce. The county paused data center applications for one year in June 2026.
Where things stand: Company said in 2025 that 400 acres are ideal for a large data center. In 2026 it said there is no plan to announce. The county has no application.
🕒 Latest update (June 8, 2026): Nassau County commissioners approved a 12-month pause on data center applications in unincorporated areas.
What we know
- 📍 WhereExact site not made public; the company says it is near Jacksonville International Airport, Unincorporated Nassau County, Nassau County
- 🏢 CompanyNextNRG
- 🌳 Size400 acres
- 🔌 Where the power comes fromCompany plans a 200 MW power system (microgrid) on about 1,200 acres next to the data center land and says gas pipelines and utility lines are nearby.
❓ Still unanswered
Nobody has answered these in public yet. Can you help find out?
- Where exactly is the 1,600-acre site, and who owns the land? 🙋 I'll find out
- Does NextNRG still plan to build or sell the land for a data center? 🙋 I'll find out
- Has anyone filed a rezoning or site plan for this land? 🙋 I'll find out
What happened so far
- Sept 22, 2025NextNRG announced a long-term lease option on 1,600 acres in Nassau County. It said about 400 acres are ideal for a very large data center, built in 50 MW steps.
- April 13, 2026After the announcement, county commissioners asked the county attorney to write a one-year pause on data centers. The county said it knew nothing about the project beyond the press release.
- June 1, 2026NextNRG told Action News Jax there is still no data center plan to announce.
- June 8, 2026Nassau County commissioners approved a 12-month pause on data center applications in unincorporated areas.
Local votes and rules
⏸️ Pause on new data centers
County commissioners passed a pause of up to 12 months on data center rezonings, site plans and other applications in unincorporated Nassau County (Ordinance 2026-044). The county also set up a fact-finding committee to study data centers.
An aerial photo of the area.
Where this comes from
- NextNRG Secures Strategic Florida Site, Ideal for Hyperscale Data Center Development (company press release) · GlobeNewswire via Finviz · Sept 22, 2025
- Nassau County pursuing 12-month moratorium on data center development · Jacksonville Daily Record / Jacksonville Today · April 15, 2026
- Concerns grow over proposed AI data center in Nassau County · Jacksonville Today · June 1, 2026
- Nassau County residents speak out against data centers coming to their backyard · Action News Jax · June 1, 2026
- Nassau County approves data center moratorium · News4JAX · June 9, 2026
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