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Levy Nuclear Plant

Brownfield

Inglis, Levy, Florida · Duke Energy Florida, LLC

Legacy capacity
2,500
MW

Levy Nuclear Plant is a nuclear plant in Inglis, Levy, Florida. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2,500 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 usenuclear plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity2,500 MW
EIA plant ID#57894

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation4.1 mi
Operator address16231 SE Highway 19, Inglis, FL, 34449
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a nuclear 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.

Site conditions & market — Levy 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)7,427
Construction employment793
Land value$6,275/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.36¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.90¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply1.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers8 · 74% 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 Levy Nuclear Plant — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Crystal Rivercoal plant1,8558.7 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 Levy Nuclear Plant, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Levy Nuclear Plant
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CRYSTAL RIVERSubstation-AdjacentFLCitrus County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs67.4
BRONSONSubstation-AdjacentFLLevy County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.4
OZ MarionGreenfieldFLMarion——3.6 yrs61.8
TAP155704Substation-AdjacentFLCitrus County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.8
ROSS PRAIRIESubstation-AdjacentFLMarion County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.6
HOLDERSubstation-AdjacentFLCitrus County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.4
EC Coal Citrus CountyGreenfieldFLCitrus County——3.6 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN156846Substation-AdjacentFLCitrus County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.3

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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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