Permits
Permits checklist
4 checked, nothing on file
Approvals a campus like this normally needs (including an air permit for backup or on-site generators), and what we found.
- –Checked, nothing on file: County rezoning, site plan or building permit, Air permit for the 160 MW gas plant, Gas supply and transport, Electric service agreement
Risks
Why it stopped, what could revive it
- HighReported stalledThe only filings behind the project are a wire-service press release and utility discussions; the proposal was reported dark in Aug. 2026. News report · Oct. 2026
- HighNo fuelThe campus depended on a large gas supply that the local utility could not provide, and the developer never contracted with the pipeline. see Permits
- MediumUnverified claimsThe company said land and utilities were secured, but no deed, purchase agreement or service contract has been found. News report · Oct. 2026
- WatchDesign partner unconfirmedPenguin Solutions' role exists only as an announcement; no executed contract is public. News report · Oct. 2026
Power
Power and the grid
None energized or contracted yet
On-site gas turbines (4 x 40 MW)Proposed, never permitted
proposed behind-the-meter generation; no air permit application or gas supply contract; utility records describe 200 MW of load News report · Oct. 2026
Proposed
Getting on the grid
Who supplies what, what it costs, and what is still not public.
- March 12, 2026Gas load exceeds the utilityUtility records show the developer's gas requirement was beyond what the municipal utility could supply and needed direct pipeline service. see Permits
- Not setService agreement: noneNo electric service agreement or contract exists in the public record. see Permits
Timeline
What happened, and what is due
SitePaper trailConstructionPowerPermitsMoneyLegalUpcoming
- Nov. 6, 2025Site Atlas Compute announces a 240 MW campus, a 1 GW ceiling, Penguin Solutions as design-build partner and readiness by Q4 2026 to Q1 2027 Company · Oct. 2026
- Dec. 2, 2025Power The Fort Pierce utility board meets; no Atlas Compute item appears on its agenda Local government · Oct. 2026
- March 12, 2026Power Utility records reported by TCPalm show the gas supply was beyond the utility's capacity and no approvals had been sought News report · Oct. 2026
- March 27, 2026Power Press notes the 200 MW project would exceed the entire utility's 123 MW peak load News report · Oct. 2026
- July 1, 2026Permits Florida's SB 484 takes effect, keeping hyperscale siting with local governments; St. Lucie County adopts no moratorium News report · Oct. 2026
- Aug. 4, 2026Site TCPalm reports the proposal has gone dark, nine months after the announcement News report · Oct. 2026
The buildings
Specs
100 kW per rack design density claimed by the company. News report · Oct. 2026
- Water-free cooling: company claim News report · Oct. 2026
Who is involved
Owners, partners and builders
Owners and developers
- Atlas Compute: developer; Anthony Louie Velasco is CEO
- Penguin Solutions: announced design-build partner
Power
- Fort Pierce Utilities Authority: municipal utility, discussions only
- Florida Gas Transmission: prospective gas transporter
Decision-makers
- St. Lucie County: land use for the unincorporated site
Still unknown
Open questions
- Any filing with the county or state.
- Whether the company still intends to build.
- A tenant or an executed power or gas contract.
Where this comes from
75 records from 11 documents
Drawn from news reports, company statements, public and commercial datasets and local government records, each kept with its date and source. The bar shows documents by type.
News report 7Company 2Dataset 1Local government 1
Evidence
Every quote behind this page
Grade key: A = the primary record itself (permit, filing, exhibit) · B = a dated official statement · C = news reporting. Map distances are our own measurements on OpenStreetMap and carry no grade. Allegations in lawsuits are marked as such in the quotes.
Power (23)
- Name: Atlas Compute Campus“Atlas Compute Secures Land and Utilities for 240 MW AI Data Center Campus in Central Florida with 1 GW Expansion Capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 240 MW“Atlas Compute Secures Land and Utilities for 240 MW AI Data Center Campus in Central Florida with 1 GW Expansion Capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Atlas Compute announces the campus by GlobeNewswire release: 240 MW Phase 1, expansion to 1 GW, land and utilities claimed secured, Penguin Solutions selected, operational readiness targeted Q4 2026-Q1 2027. This announc“Atlas Compute Secures Land and Utilities for 240 MW AI Data Center Campus in Central Florida with 1 GW Expansion Capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Stated campus size: 240 MW“Phase 1 construction will deliver 240 MW of operational capacity”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Developer: Atlas Compute“Atlas Compute — a Miami-based start-up, according to its website — has for months considered building a 200 MW data center on vacant industrial land in Midway Industrial Park”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: 200 MW“Atlas Compute, for comparison, is projected to generate and consume 200 MW of electricity by building its own natural gas-fired power plant, according to FPUA records”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- On-site generation: 160 MW“Atlas Compute plans to generate its own electricity using an exceptionally large load of natural gas to power four industrial 40 MW gas turbines”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- IT capacity: not stated“Phase 1 construction will deliver 240 MW of operational capacity, with full build-out to 1 GW across multiple buildings engineered for 100 kW per-rack density”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Power plan: behind-the-meter self-generation (proposed; never permitted)“Atlas Compute plans to generate its own electricity using an exceptionally large load of natural gas to power four industrial 40 MW gas turbines”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (FPUA, municipal), discussions only; no service agreement“according to records obtained from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Construction stage: none, no application filed, no construction, no site work“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Stage: stalled“There was also Atlas Compute, which planned to build its own natural gas powerplant. This proposal, too, has gone dark”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Current target date: not stated“There was also Atlas Compute, which planned to build its own natural gas powerplant. This proposal, too, has gone dark”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Cooling: closed-loop, water-free cooling (company claim)“The campus will incorporate next-generation cooling technology that eliminates the need for water use, significantly reducing environmental impact while maintaining optimal thermal performance for dense AI compute environments”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- utility capacity determination: declined, load beyond FPUA capability“The electricity consumption of the city of Fort Pierce at its peak in 2024, according to a report from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, was 123 MW”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- TCPalm, working from FPUA records, reveals the substance behind the announcement: months of consideration of a 200 MW data center at Midway Industrial Park, self-supplied by four 40 MW gas turbines; FPUA could not supply“Atlas Compute — a Miami-based start-up, according to its website — has for months considered building a 200 MW data center on vacant industrial land in Midway Industrial Park, according to records obtained from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Company-claimed full build-out of 1 GW across multiple buildings (100 kW per-rack density, Tier III target). Booked as a signal only, a portfolio-style ceiling for an unbuilt project, never a campus MW field“Phase 1 construction will deliver 240 MW of operational capacity, with full build-out to 1 GW across multiple buildings engineered for 100 kW per-rack density”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- TCPalm's Treasure Coast survey reports the Atlas Compute proposal has gone dark, no application, no gas, no construction, no further company statements since the announcement“There was also Atlas Compute, which planned to build its own natural gas powerplant. This proposal, too, has gone dark”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Project status: stalled“There was also Atlas Compute, which planned to build its own natural gas powerplant. This proposal, too, has gone dark.”News report · Aug. 2026 · grade C
- Utility service: 200 MW“Atlas Compute has for months considered building a 200 MW data center on vacant industrial land in Midway Industrial Park, according to records obtained from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Utility: Fort Pierce Utilities Authority (discussions only; no electric ESA; no gas obtained)“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Plan to generate its own electricity from natural gas using four industrial 40 MW gas turbines (press description of turbine count/size only“Atlas Compute plans to generate its own electricity using an exceptionally large load of natural gas to power four industrial 40 MW gas turbines.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
- Atlas Compute had yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtain the natural gas needed for its power plant“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant.”News report · March 2026 · grade C
Money and contracts (13)
- land position (company claim): scope“Atlas Compute Secures Land and Utilities for 240 MW AI Data Center Campus in Central Florida with 1 GW Expansion Capacity”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- company claim: land and utilities claim“Atlas Compute today announced it has secured land and critical utility infrastructure for the development of a 240-megawatt (MW) AI-ready data center campus”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- design build: services“Atlas Compute has selected Penguin Solutions, a global leader in high-performance computing and AI factory infrastructure, to design, build, deploy, and manage the AI infrastructure”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Tenants: not stated“the campus will provide a scalable platform for AI companies, hyperscalers, and cloud providers seeking sustainable, low-latency compute capacity on the U.S. East Coast”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Tenant status: none announced“Atlas Compute has selected Penguin Solutions, a global leader in high-performance computing and AI factory infrastructure, to design, build, deploy, and manage the AI infrastructure”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- design-build / infrastructure services (announced): scope“Atlas Compute has selected Penguin Solutions, a global leader in high-performance computing and AI factory infrastructure, to design, build, deploy, and manage the AI infrastructure in our new state-of-the-art data center campus”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- design-build / infrastructure services (announced): missing-clause finding“Atlas Compute has selected Penguin Solutions, a global leader in high-performance computing and AI factory infrastructure, to design, build, deploy, and manage the AI infrastructure”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- land position (company claim): missing-clause finding“Atlas Compute — a Miami-based start-up, according to its website — has for months considered building a 200 MW data center on vacant industrial land in Midway Industrial Park”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- gas supply (company claim): scope“The Central Florida site offers strategic advantages, including confirmed gas supply, diverse fiber connectivity, and access to Florida's robust power grid and port infrastructure”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- gas transport discussions (no agreement executed): scope“Atlas Compute plans to generate its own electricity using an exceptionally large load of natural gas to power four industrial 40 MW gas turbines”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- gas transport discussions (no agreement executed): condition“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- electric service agreement: missing-clause finding“Without a finalized proposal, any assessment would be speculative, said FPUA spokesperson Calvin Daniels in a statement”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- county development / incentive agreement: missing-clause finding“St. Lucie County commissioners have provided no policy direction on a data center moratorium, county spokesperson Erick Gill said”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Permits and government (8)
- Fort Pierce Utilities Authority Board: Regular meeting agenda reviewed for any Atlas Compute / data-center item, none appears in the agenda; the campus was never the subject of a public FPUA board action“FORT PIERCE UTILITIES AUTHORITY BOARD REGULAR MEETING AGENDA”Local government · Oct. 2026 · grade B
- Jurisdiction: St. Lucie County (unincorporated site); Florida SB 484 confirms local-government authority over hyperscale data-center siting“signed SB 484 into law, which gives local governments authority over planning and land development regulations for hyperscale data centers”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- county development approval / site plan: never filed“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- county development approval / site plan: still none, proposal reported gone dark“There was also Atlas Compute, which planned to build its own natural gas powerplant. This proposal, too, has gone dark”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- air permit (on-site gas plant): never filed“Atlas Compute, however, has yet to apply for any approvals from St. Lucie County or obtained the natural gas it would need to fuel its power plant”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- TCPalm's SB 484 coverage repeats the FPUA-records figure, the project would generate and consume 200 MW, against FPUA's own 123 MW system peak (2024): the single project would have exceeded the entire municipal utility“The electricity consumption of the city of Fort Pierce at its peak in 2024, according to a report from Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, was 123 MW”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Florida SB 484 takes effect: local governments keep authority over hyperscale data-center planning and land development, and large customers must bear their own infrastructure costs. St. Lucie County adopts no moratorium“signed SB 484 into law, which gives local governments authority over planning and land development regulations for hyperscale data centers”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- A separate new Fort Pierce data-center proposal is reported in Aug 2026 press (and a fall-2026 rezoning under the name Project Neptune at a different site). No opened source connects it to Atlas Compute; it is not booked“a new data center was reportedly being planned for Fort Pierce”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
Legal (1)
- First announced: Nov. 6, 2025“November 06, 2025 11:12 ET | Source: Atlas Compute Campus”Company · Oct. 2026 · grade B
Site and other (6)
- Atlas Compute announced the Fort Pierce campus on Nov 6 2025, targeting operational readiness between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027“The project is targeting operational readiness between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027.”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- Company claims planned expansion of up to 1 GW at full build-out“with a planned expansion of up to 1 gigawatt (GW) of high-performance computing capacity”Company · Nov. 2025 · grade B
- City: Fort Pierce (site in unincorporated St. Lucie County, southwest of the city)“The site is in unincorporated St. Lucie County southwest of Fort Pierce”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Site: Midway Industrial Park, vacant industrial land, about 26 acres“Atlas Compute: 200-megawatt data center on 26 acres of vacant industrial land in Midway Industrial Park in Fort Pierce”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- County code: St. Lucie County, FL (12111)“The site is in unincorporated St. Lucie County southwest of Fort Pierce”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C
- Original target date: 2026-Q4 to 2027-Q1“The project is targeting operational readiness between Q4 2026 and Q1 2027”News report · Oct. 2026 · grade C