Cape Canaveral

Brownfield

Cocoa, Brevard, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
804
MW

Cape Canaveral is a oil plant in Cocoa, Brevard, Florida, retired 2010-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 804 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity804 MW
Retirement date2010-06-01
EIA plant ID#609

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorFlorida Power & Light Co
Operator address6000 North US Hwy 1, Cocoa, FL, 32927
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 Cape Canaveral, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Cape Canaveral
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
POINSETTSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs74.9
CAPE CANAVERALSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.0
MALABARSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2
SARNOSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.6
OSTEENSubstation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.4
SUNTREESubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs71.4
FRONTENACSubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs71.2
VIERASubstation-AdjacentFLBrevard County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.9

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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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