EC Coal Bay County

Greenfield

Bay County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
48.8
Fair / 100

EC Coal Bay County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bay County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 48.8/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance55.5 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage35.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance393.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone OPEN WATER
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index76.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance55.5 mi
Nearest rail1.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.7 mi
Nearest fiber route66.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.60¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.77¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$5,992

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
16
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
54
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Bay County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Coal Bay County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
LONG BEACHSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN107700Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN108172Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.3
SHIPYARDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.1
UNKNOWN108174Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.0
HOLIDAYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs65.0
DEADEND167080Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.6
GREENWOODSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs64.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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