Lansing Smith

Brownfield

Southport, Bay, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
340
MW

Lansing Smith is a coal plant in Southport, Bay, Florida, retired 2016-03-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 340 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity340 MW
Retirement date2016-03-01
EIA plant ID#643

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorFlorida Power & Light Co
Operator address4300 Highway 2300, Southport, FL, 32409
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 Lansing Smith, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lansing Smith
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHAKY JOE SWAMP TAPSubstation-AdjacentFLWalton County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.6
LONG BEACHSubstation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN107700Substation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN108172Substation-AdjacentFLBay County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.3
SHIPYARDSubstation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN108174Substation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.0
HOLIDAYSubstation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.0
DEADEND167080Substation-AdjacentFLBay County115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.6

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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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