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Bee Ridge Landfill / Rothenbach Park

Brownfield

Sarasota, Florida

Legacy capacity
0
MW

Bee Ridge Landfill / Rothenbach Park is a former landfill site in Sarasota, Florida. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 0 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 useformer landfill site
Site typeepa_brownfield
Existing capacity0 MW
Acreage450 ac

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Cleanup statuscleanup_complete
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former landfill site 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 Bee Ridge Landfill / Rothenbach Park, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bee Ridge Landfill / Rothenbach Park
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Big BendGreenfieldFLHillsborough3.6 yrs65.2
EC Near Big BendGreenfieldFLHillsborough3.6 yrs63.8
RUSKINSubstation-AdjacentFLHillsborough County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.6
EC Near Big BendGreenfieldFLHillsborough3.6 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN108570Substation-AdjacentFLHillsborough County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.6
OZ SarasotaGreenfieldFLSarasota3.6 yrs62.6
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfieldFLManatee3.6 yrs62.3
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfieldFLManatee3.6 yrs61.9

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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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