Emily L. Mahoney
Reporter @TB_Times covering energy, climate & power (literal + figurative) in Florida ⚡️ emahoney@tampabay.com. DM for Signal/cell. Arizonan/@Cronkite_ASU alum.
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Cost of data centers? Redacted
Text covered after confidentiality requests submitted by Duke Energy, according to lawyers.
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
District 16 hopefuls spar at forum
Candidates have the same top two priorities, but different visions.
After building nuclear weapons, they fought CANCER. Now they fight RED TAPE
Former nuclear weapons plant staffers testified in Tampa about the years they've waited for long-promised financial help.
Cost of data centers? Redacted
Text covered after confidentiality requests submitted by Duke Energy, according to lawyers.
Dumping Duke could cost $4B
Here are three things to know about where the number, reported by the utility, comes from.
Ditching Duke a ballot issue?
A new coalition kicked off its petition drive to Dump Duke by having voters decide, likely in 2028.
A donkey becomes a symbol in fight against Florida data centers
Eloise became an accidental celebrity because of her best friend — an 11-year-old girl.
Dump Duke starts push for city-run power grid
St. Pete organizers file paperwork to set up petitions for a ballot measure.
Duke Energy approached about huge data centers
News was revealed in Tallahassee hearings that will decide how Duke distributes the cost data centers add to its grid.
Nixon wins Democratic US Senate bid in upset
Her victory will likely raise big questions for Fla. Democrats about why they underestimated the state representative, the more progressive candidate.
Most candidates oppose a DeSoto data center
Congressional hopefuls in redrawn District 16 weigh in on the proposal.
Data center backers giving big to politicians
Some of the developers who want to build in the state have made significant political investments.
Clearwater backs Duke contract
The City Council in 2024 had started looking at leaving the utility as its agreement was set to expire.
Fla. gives millions in tax breaks to data centers
Despite DeSantis’ anti-data center rhetoric, his office pushed for the law, a top lawmaker says.
Data center proposal withdrawn
Citrus County officials announce the news days after scores of residents testified in opposition to the plan.
County board rebuffs data center proposal
Officials recommend against the project after nine hours of debate. But the pitch is still alive, given this nonbinding vote.
IN RURAL FLORIDA, THE ANTI-DATA CENTER MOVEMENT GATHERS STRENGTH
“I’m mad as hell,” said one resident at a packed Citrus County event where locals organized against a data center proposal.
St. Pete council votes to move forward with study to drop Duke Energy
Residents spoke of their struggles to pay bills and asked whether a city-run utility would save customers money.
Duke Energy flouting data center law, says advocate
A customer-protections clash could put the new rule to the test.
Feds slash protections for the Gulf’s rarest whale
A key official recently cast doubt on whether the Rice’s whale is its own species, a talking point used by the oil and gas industry.
DeSantis signs Florida data center bill into law
The governor says the new guardrails will protect residents from higher costs.
DeSantis officials gave $1.5 million to a data center campus. THEY SAY THEY WERE TRICKED
The state college behind the plan says the backlash is all based on misinformation.
Florida ranks high for electricity shutoffs due to unpaid bills
Meanwhile, a separate report finds utility CEO pay is skyrocketing.
Data center could be thwarted by new water rule
A Florida water management board quietly changed its policy for data centers after a state push.
Deadly Florida road company knew laborers were undocumented, ex-employee alleges
The former Archer Western worker, Amanda Hull, filed a whistleblower lawsuit in federal court.
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Paperboy tracks bylines on the front pages of major US and UK broadsheets. This page shows every front-page story attributed to Emily L. Mahoney in our archive, based on bylines extracted from front-page images by AI. It covers only front-page stories — not the full output of this journalist. Data begins April 2026.