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Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations

Brownfield

Palatka, Putnam, Florida · Georgia-Pacific Consr Ops LLC-Palatka

Legacy capacity
24
MW

Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations is a former biomass site in Palatka, Putnam, Florida, retired 2016-06-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 24 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 capacity24 MW
Retirement date2016-06-01
EIA plant ID#10611

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.4 mi
Operator addressCounty Rd #216,, Palatka, FL, 32177
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 — Putnam 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)13,525
Construction employment1,327
Land value$4,904/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.41¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.74¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply2.1 MGD
Industrial water use24.3 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers7 · 10% 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 Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Seminole (FL)coal plant1,5654.6 mi—
Putnamnatural gas plant5806.8 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 Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Georgia-Pacific Palatka Operations
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN150864Substation-AdjacentFLPutnam County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs67.6
SAMPSONSubstation-AdjacentFLSt. Johns County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.7
SWITZERLANDSubstation-AdjacentFLClay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.6
RICESubstation-AdjacentFLPutnam County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN108281Substation-AdjacentFLSt. Johns County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.2
SPRINGBANKSubstation-AdjacentFLClay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN120491Substation-AdjacentFLClay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN120492Substation-AdjacentFLClay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7

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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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