EC Coal Bay County
GreenfieldBay County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Bay County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bay County, Florida, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 53 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Bay County compare with other sites in Bay County?
EC Coal Bay County ranks 36th of 53 scored candidate sites in Bay County. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 54.3. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (65 vs 65) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (17 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Bay County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave at 53.5 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BluBroadband Shell Ave, 53.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Bay County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (AMOCO SERVICE STATION 209). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Bay County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Bay County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN108172 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.8 |
| HIGHLAND CITY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 60.8 |
| UNKNOWN108173 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.9 |
| LAGUNA BEACH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.8 |
| CALLAWAY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.7 |
| OZ Bay | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 59.7 |
| EC Coal Bay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 59.1 |
| EC Coal Bay County | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 58.7 |
EC Coal Bay County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Bay County?
EC Coal Bay County scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 36th of 53 scored sites in Bay County. The Bay County average is 54.3 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Bay County?
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is EC Coal Bay County in?
EC Coal Bay County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Bay County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Coal Bay County?
Parcel records list the owner as Jdf Marina LLC (private land).
How far is EC Coal Bay County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave, about 53.5 miles away; 11 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Bay County, Bay County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/bay-county/ec-coal-bay-county-d5f3d9a4 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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