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Clewiston Sugar House

Brownfield

Clewiston, Hendry, Florida · United States Sugar Corp

Legacy capacity
41
MW

Clewiston Sugar House is a former biomass site in Clewiston, Hendry, Florida, retired 2017-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 41 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 biomass site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity41 MW
Retirement date2017-12-01
EIA plant ID#50482

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
Operator address1731 South WC Owen Avenue, Clewiston, FL, 33440
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former biomass 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.

Site conditions & market — Hendry County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)10,255
Construction employment1,370
Land value$4,646/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate15.01¢/kWh
Industrial power rate11.85¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply3.3 MGD
Industrial water use1.7 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers7 · 23% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites

A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Clewiston Sugar House — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Martinoil plant3,62331.9 mi—
Bryant Sugar Houseformer biomass site3117.8 mi—
SRF Pulp Processing Facilityformer biomass site2010.5 mi—

Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Clewiston Sugar House, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Clewiston Sugar House
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MARTINSubstation-AdjacentFLMartin County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs68.9
EC Near MartinGreenfieldFLMartin——3.6 yrs59.1
TAP143095Substation-AdjacentFLPalm Beach County138 kV100 MW1.0 yrs59.0
SOUTH BAYSubstation-AdjacentFLPalm Beach County138 kV100 MW1.0 yrs59.0
EC Coal Martin CountyGreenfieldFLMartin County——3.6 yrs58.9
EC Near MartinGreenfieldFLMartin——3.6 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN150381Substation-AdjacentFLPalm Beach County138 kV100 MW1.0 yrs58.8
OZ Palm BeachGreenfieldFLPalm Beach——3.6 yrs58.3

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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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