Fort Myers

Brownfield

Ft. Myers, Lee, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
620
MW

Fort Myers is a oil plant in Ft. Myers, Lee, Florida, retired 2016-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 620 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 capacity620 MW
Retirement date2016-12-01
EIA plant ID#612

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.9 mi
OperatorFlorida Power & Light Co
Operator address10650 State Rd 80, Ft. Myers, FL, 33902
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 Fort Myers, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Fort Myers
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ORANGE RIVERSubstation-AdjacentFLLee County500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs72.5
ALICOSubstation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.0
TERRYSubstation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.7
BUCKINGHAMSubstation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.6
JETPORTSubstation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.3
TAP141795Substation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.1
TAP152014Substation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.8
LEESubstation-AdjacentFLLee County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.9

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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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