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Scholz

Brownfield

Sneads, Jackson, Florida · Florida Power & Light Co

Legacy capacity
98
MW

Scholz is a coal plant in Sneads, Jackson, Florida, retired 2015-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 98 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 usecoal plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity98 MW
Retirement date2015-04-01
EIA plant ID#642

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address1460 Gulf Power Road, Sneads, FL, 32460
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal 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 — Jackson 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)9,880
Construction employment1,033
Land value$4,146/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate14.62¢/kWh
Industrial power rate6.89¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply2.5 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers7 · 2% 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 Scholz — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
J Woodruffformer hydro site303.0 mi—
C H Corn Hydroelectric Facilityformer hydro site1224.1 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 Scholz, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Scholz
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN107666Substation-AdjacentGADecatur County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN111603Substation-AdjacentGADecatur County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.7
SINAISubstation-AdjacentFLGadsden County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN108998Substation-AdjacentALHouston County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN111609Substation-AdjacentGASeminole County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.5
UNKNOWN108201Substation-AdjacentFLSeminole County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs60.3
UNKNOWN111607Substation-AdjacentGADecatur County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs59.9
UNKNOWN111611Substation-AdjacentGASeminole County115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs59.8

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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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