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Portland (FL)

Brownfield

Eglin AFB, Walton, Florida · PowerSouth Energy Cooperative

Legacy capacity
11
MW

Portland (FL) is a oil plant in Eglin AFB, Walton, Florida, retired 2006-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 11 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 capacity11 MW
Retirement date2006-12-01
EIA plant ID#6192

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
OperatorPowerSouth Energy Cooperative
Operator addressC-6 Radar Site Eglin AFB, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542
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 — Walton 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)30,110
IT / tech employment102
Construction employment3,529
Land value$5,504/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate12.66¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.17¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply11.2 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers12 · 59% 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.

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NICEVILLESubstation-AdjacentFLOkaloosa County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.4
LAGUNA BEACHSubstation-AdjacentFLBay County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.4

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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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