South Florida’s emergence as a serious data center market is no longer theoretical. It is operational, powered, and ready. The Freedom Center  stands as a clear signal that the region has entered a new phase—one defined by execution rather than ambition, and by infrastructure that meets the real demands of AI-driven workloads. Over the last two days, Rich Washburn , Managing Partner & Chief AI Officer of Eliakim Capital , spent extensive time onsite at the Freedom Center. The

Executive Summary POWER’s inaugural Data Center POWER eXchange (DPX)  Summit convened utilities, hyperscalers, regulators, financiers, and developers to address the accelerating collision between data center demand growth and grid capacity. AI-driven load expansion is materially outpacing grid planning, permitting, and build-out timelines—raising reliability, cost, and political risks. Former federal energy regulators and utility CEOs highlighted a dual challenge: maintaining