Brevard

Brownfield

Cocoa, Brevard, Florida · NextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC

Legacy capacity
3
MW

Brevard is a natural gas plant in Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, retired 2020-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 3 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 capacity3 MW
Retirement date2020-05-01
EIA plant ID#61777

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.6 mi
OperatorNextEra Renewable Fuels, LLC
Operator address2250 Adamson Road, Cocoa, FL, 32926
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 Brevard, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Brevard
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
POINSETTSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs74.9
STANTONSubstation-AdjacentFLOrange County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.6
CAPE CANAVERALSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.0
MALABARSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN124319Substation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.5
SARNOSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.6
SUNTREESubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs71.4
FRONTENACSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs71.2

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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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