Fernandina Plant

Brownfield

Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida · Rayonier Advanced Materials

Legacy capacity
13
MW

Fernandina Plant is a former biomass site in Fernandina Beach, Nassau, Florida, retired 2012-07-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 13 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 capacity13 MW
Retirement date2012-07-01
EIA plant ID#10562

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.8 mi
OperatorRayonier Advanced Materials
Operator address10 Gum Street, Fernandina Beach, FL, 32034
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.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Fernandina Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fernandina Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120554Substation-AdjacentFLDuval County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs74.1
FORT CAROLINESubstation-AdjacentFLDuval County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.5
NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAYSubstation-AdjacentGACamden County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.4
UNKNOWN111395Substation-AdjacentGACamden County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.2
BLOUNT ISLANDSubstation-AdjacentFLDuval County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.2
UNKNOWN111400Substation-AdjacentGACamden County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.1
UNKNOWN111398Substation-AdjacentGACamden County230 kV300 MW5.8 yrs73.0
TAP151528Substation-AdjacentFLDuval County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.7

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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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