DCIP Group

09/18/2026

#1 Community Concern with data centers: WATER!
- how much per day?
- where’s it coming from?
- are you taking it from my garden and from local cattle and farmers?
- how sustainable is it long-range?

At DCIP Group in DeSoto County, Florida, we understand and hear those community concerns. Being a good steward matters. How we address them truthfully and transparently:

+ we will design our behind-the-meter power generation options *around available water.* That’s right. Not demanding “X” amount, but intentionally building around what we can sustainably access. This includes “no water”.

+ we will build our data server campus with drought conditions in mind, not be surprised by them.

+ closed-loop systems for cooling the servers use 90% less water than older models

+ reclaimed water

+ stormwater collection

+ leaving 75% of the land open for floodplain, wetland, and aquifer health.

+ metered, permitted, and regulated use of industrial well water

09/03/2026

Do you live in DeSoto County, Florida? DCIP Group continues to welcome and listen to our community. If you’d like to schedule a tour and conversation, we are available.

08/01/2026

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We are listening to our community and have adjusted our concept plans for the proposed data center campus. We can be the best neighbor and lead by example.

07/08/2026

Coffee talk #4
Let’s continue the conversation with a response to the question regarding natural gas as the primary power source.

Q4: Are you using natural gas turbines, or are you connecting to the local electric grid?

A4: Yes, we are a hybrid, behind-the-meter facility that will be using both natural gas and other technologies, such as fuel cells, to generate power for the data center campus.

And yes, we are also are required to be connected to the grid. Our campus HQ building currently uses FPL power that we pay for, like any other business or homeowner.

Natural gas power facilities have operated in communities across the United States for many years. Natural gas was the top source of U.S. utility-scale electricity in 2025, producing about 41 percent of the nation’s utility-scale power. Natural gas generation is a common and established technology, not an experimental one. (⁠eia.gov)

Natural gas burns cleaner than coal or oil, but it is still a fossil fuel. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says burning natural gas produces fewer emissions of nearly all types of air pollutants and less carbon dioxide than coal or petroleum for the same amount of energy. Natural gas facilities can be operated safely near communities when they are properly engineered, permitted, controlled, monitored, maintained, and inspected.

To be compliant and a good neighbor to our Arcadia community requires DCIP’s BTM power generation to use specific equipment, obtain and follow all federal and state permits regarding emissions controls, obtain and provide clear air modeling, as well as have continuous, redundant monitoring in place.

We will work closely with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which oversees air permitting for major and minor sources of air pollution. We understand this and are committed to adhering to all federal, state, and county regulations regarding the safe operations of our data center campus. Our commitment to Arcadia and DeSoto County will always be to be safe, responsible, and a good steward of the land, the water, the air, and our community at large.

See you tomorrow! 🤠



07/06/2026

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07/04/2026

Coffee talk #3
Continuing our conversation on water questions:

Q3. Tell us what happens if cooling systems fail, or happens if contamination occurs. Because those of us living nearby will be the ones paying the price if something goes wrong.

A3. Next Gen data centers, such as DCIP’s, are designed with monitoring, backup equipment, alarms, fire suppression systems, and shutdown procedures to help ensure that system failure does not happen.

As of this post of the roughly 11,800 data centers worldwide, six data center cooling systems had minor equipment failures which caused brief power outages.

DCIP is a behind-the-meter (BTM) power generation facility.

There was one reported incident in November 2024 in Germany where a small amount of coolant water spilled on the ground. To our knowledge, no traceable levels of contaminants have been reported reaching groundwater/drinking water wells which are located 1.5km from the Offenbach campus.

All data centers design their systems with multiple layers of redundancy for safety and security of the facility. Proper protocols involve systems to alarm, isolate any problems, use backup cooling, reduce energy load if needed, and protect the community as well as the equipment.

In the rare chance that a leak or contamination event were to occur, the required, mandated immediate response is containment, cleanup, proper disposal, testing, and notification to the proper county, state, and federal agencies.
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Happy 4th!🇺🇸
We will pick up with Coffee Talk #4 on Monday! 🤠

07/02/2026

Coffee talk with DCIP #2
Let’s continue our conversation around WATER for the DCIP data center. Recent questions asked:
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Q2. What happens during a severe drought? What happens if groundwater levels drop?

A2. Water protection is being built into the project from the start.

Direct answer is this: during drought conditions, DCIP’s plan is to rely first on conservation, reclaimed water, stormwater collection, and efficient cooling design. Groundwater is not an unlimited backup source. If groundwater is used, it must be permitted, metered, monitored, and kept within regulatory limits.

The goal is not to depend on groundwater first and then react during a drought. The goal is to reduce groundwater demand before a drought happens. From the beginning.

DCIP’s water plan is being designed around several layers of protection:

• reclaimed water from the City of Arcadia, where available
• stormwater collection during rainy seasons
• onsite retention and collection ponds
• cooling systems that reuse water and reduce waste
• water-saving technologies that reduce demand
• permitted groundwater only if needed and only within limits set by the Southwest Florida Water Management District

If severe drought conditions occur, or if groundwater levels drop, DCIP cannot simply pump more water because it wants to. Any groundwater withdrawal must stay within the limits of the applicable water use permit. SWFWMD says a Water Use Permit allows withdrawal of a specific amount of water and requires the applicant to show that the use is reasonable and beneficial, does not interfere with existing legal water uses, and is consistent with the public interest.

DCIP has stated publicly these goals and priorities many times.

Florida’s new data center law adds another layer of review. For large-scale data centers, the law creates specific consumptive use permit requirements. It says a permit cannot be granted if the proposed water use is harmful to area water resources. It also allows water management districts or DEP to require reclaimed water where it is available and feasible. For large-scale data center applications requesting at least 100,000 gallons per day, the application must identify all water sources, amounts, and losses, and include a water conservation plan. Approval also requires a hearing. So, our job at DCIP is to build with the ability to withstand drought conditions without negatively impacting groundwater supplies.

See you tomorrow for Coffee talk #3! 🤠

07/01/2026

Coffee talk with DCIP #1.
Let’s talk about WATER for the DCIP data center. Recent questions asked:

Q1. Tell us exactly how much water will be withdrawn, how nearby wells will be protected?

Q2. Tell us what happens during severe drought, what happens if groundwater levels drop?

Q3. Tell us what happens if cooling systems fail, or happens if contamination occurs. Because those of us living nearby will be the ones paying the price if something goes wrong.

“But if we're wrong about our water, we lose our water.”

Three questions. Three separate posts.
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A1. “How much water will be withdrawn and how nearby wells will be protected”

Since next gen data centers like DCIP can be designed around available water vs demanding “x” amount of water, DCIP has flexibility regarding water usage. They are not water hogs. They are smartly designed and efficient.

Out West, there is no water, yet data centers are there.

Currently, Arcadia has too much grey water. We would like the leftover to reclaim. Grey water that is not currently being used by others (citrus or gold). Just the excess. That helps the community solve a real problem. It is being a good steward of water. DCIP will absorb the full cost for the infrastructure. That is the right thing for us to do as a good neighbor to both DeSoto County and Arcadia. We have been told that number is 600,000 gallons to start. We will take that gladly. If there is more grey water that needs a home: we have space for it here at DCIP.

Secondly, on-site retention ponds and storm water collection (off the rooftops). Planned with drought in mind, there is a 30-acre retention pond as part of the smart water usage. Capturing water runoff from the roofs is also a mindful practice and a way to supplement water demands. How many gallons will that provide? We are working with hydrologists to get a firmer number, but it is estimated at roughly 1 million gallons can be collected and stored that way.

Thirdly, alternate technologies, such as fuel cells generate water as their by-product. Our campus will be a hybrid facility and use a combination of Behind the Meter generation. The amount of water those fuel cells produce will be determined by the number of fuel cells used. That is not known at this time, but once we have that number, we will share it. Our goal at DCIP is to conserve as much water as possible, having no impact on the aquifer or Peace River ecosystem.

Fourthly, wells. There are two on-site water wells on the DCIP campus. They are deep, so do not tap the upper aquifer (residents). Nearby wells are protected.

Important: these wells have to properly permitted with SWFMD for our use. We will be precisely regulated (metered) on how much we can use. If we don’t comply, we get shut down.

Until we being the permitting process phase, we can not give an exact number. Yet, we are roughly estimating 100,000 gallons each as a possible cap based on water usage concerns. That is less than one average golf course’s use.

In conclusion, DCIP cares about our natural world, our environment, and the long-term impacts of what we do as an industry. And we are designing a data center to be the gold standard. We are parents, too. We believe in building for the good. We are committed to being the right kind of data center that leads by example. A good neighbor. A good community partner.

See you tomorrow for Coffee talk #2! 🤠