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W E Swoope

Brownfield

New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida · New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission

Legacy capacity
4
MW

W E Swoope is a oil plant in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia, Florida, retired 2013-12-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 4 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 capacity4 MW
Retirement date2013-12-01
EIA plant ID#681

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.0 mi
Operator address2495 N Dixie Freeway, New Smyrna Beach, FL, 32168
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 — Volusia 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)165,126
IT / tech employment94
Construction employment12,163
Land value$13,409/acre
Datacenter tax incentivesales_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate11.55¢/kWh
Industrial power rate8.45¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.8%

Water & cooling

Water stressLow-Medium
Public water supply55.5 MGD
Industrial water use2.6 MGD
Cooling degree days3,500
Mean annual temp72°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index55.0 · Very High
Fiber providers16 · 66% 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 W E Swoope — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.

SiteFormer useLegacy MWDistanceCleanup status
G E Turneroil plant18121.5 mi—
Sanfordoil plant15625.1 mi—
DeBaryoil plant6723.7 mi—
Smith Streetoil plant120.0 mi—
Seminole Energynatural gas plant217.7 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 W E Swoope, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near W E Swoope
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ALTAMONTE SPRINGSSubstation-AdjacentFLOrange County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.6
NORTH LONGWOODSubstation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN120263Substation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN120252Substation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.1
COLLEGESubstation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.0
UNKNOWN120534Substation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.9
RINEHARTSubstation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.8
SANFORDSubstation-AdjacentFLSeminole County230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.1

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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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