Polk

Brownfield

Mulberry, Polk, Florida · Tampa Electric Co

Legacy capacity
1,859
MW

Polk is a natural gas plant in Mulberry, Polk, Florida. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,859 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 capacity1,859 MW
EIA plant ID#7242

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation1.9 mi
OperatorTampa Electric Co
Operator address9995 State Road 37 South, Mulberry, FL, 33860
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 Polk, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Polk
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hines Energy ComplexBrownfieldFLPolk—1,034 MW—76.0
LAKE AGNESSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.8
SADDLE CREEKSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.6
RECKER SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.1
TAP142090Substation-AdjacentFLHillsborough County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.8
WEST LAKE WALESSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.7
AUBURNDALE PEAKER ENERGY CENTERSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.6
NORTH BARTOWSubstation-AdjacentFLPolk County230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2

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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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