Avon Park

Brownfield

Avon Park, Highlands, Florida · Duke Energy Florida, LLC

Legacy capacity
67
MW

Avon Park is a natural gas plant in Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, retired 2020-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 67 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity67 MW
Retirement date2020-10-01
EIA plant ID#624

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorDuke Energy Florida, LLC
Operator address1415 South Highlands Avenue, Avon Park, FL, 33829
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Avon Park, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Avon Park
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hines Energy ComplexBrownfieldFLPolk—1,034 MW—76.0
WEST LAKE WALESSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.7
NORTH BARTOWSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2
FORT MEADESubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.4
UNKNOWN125380Substation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.5
HINES ENERGY COMPLEXSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.0
DESOTO COUNTY PLANTSubstation-AdjacentFLDeSoto County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.9
DESOTO NEXT GENERATION SOLAR ENERGYSubstation-AdjacentFLDeSoto County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.7

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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