Lauderdale

Brownfield

Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
1,795
MW

Lauderdale is a natural gas plant in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, retired 2018-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,795 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1,795 MW
Retirement date2018-12-01
EIA plant ID#613

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorFlorida Power & Light Co
Operator address4300 SW 42nd Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33314
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Lauderdale, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Lauderdale
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120151Substation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.8
OAKLAND PARKSubstation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.8
YAMATOSubstation-AdjacentFLPalm Beach County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.7
UNKNOWN120153Substation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.7
DEERFIELD BEACHSubstation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.3
WOODLANDSSubstation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.9
DADESubstation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.9
UNKNOWN108642Substation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.8

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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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