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Perdido

Brownfield

Pensacola, Escambia, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
2
MW

Perdido is a natural gas plant in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 2 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 capacity2 MW
EIA plant ID#57502

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation3.1 mi
Operator address12196 Beulah Road, Pensacola, FL, 32533
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.

Site conditions & market — Escambia 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)124,900
IT / tech employment23
Construction employment9,256
Land value$7,806/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate14.16¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply37.5 MGD
Industrial water use46.2 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers13 · 62% 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 Perdido — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Gulf Clean Energy Centernatural gas plant949.9 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 Perdido, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Perdido
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120761Substation-AdjacentFLSanta Rosa County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.3
SILVERHILLSubstation-AdjacentALBaldwin County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN120681Substation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.0
BRENTWOODSubstation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.0
BELLVIEWSubstation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN173475Substation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.8
UNKNOWN157814Substation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.8
BEULAHSubstation-AdjacentFLEscambia County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.6

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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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