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Port Everglades

Brownfield

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

Legacy capacity
1,710
MW

Port Everglades is a oil plant in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward, Florida, retired 2016-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 1,710 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 useoil plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity1,710 MW
Retirement date2016-12-01
EIA plant ID#617

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
Operator address8100 Eisenhower Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 33316
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a oil 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 — Broward 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)751,441
IT / tech employment4,222
Construction employment50,993
Land value$35,434/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate10.93¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.14¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply233.7 MGD
Industrial water use0.1 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers13 · 75% 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 Port Everglades — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
Lauderdalenatural gas plant1,7954.7 mi—
Wheelabrator North Browardformer waste site6814.1 mi—
Central District Wastewater Treat Plantformer biomass site523.3 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 Port Everglades, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Port Everglades
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CONSERVATIONSubstation-AdjacentFLBroward County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs72.5
LEVEESubstation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs72.4
ANDYTOWNSubstation-AdjacentFLBroward County500 kV1,000 MW1.0 yrs70.4
UNKNOWN108426Substation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.5
TAP150931Substation-AdjacentFLBroward County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.4
UNKNOWN120065Substation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.2
FLAGAMISubstation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.1
TAP169166Substation-AdjacentFLMiami-Dade County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.1

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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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