EC Near Lansing Smith
GreenfieldBay County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Near Lansing Smith is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Bay County, Florida, scoring 52.6/100 DC Readiness — 38th 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.
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How does EC Near Lansing Smith compare with other sites in Bay County?
EC Near Lansing Smith ranks 38th of 53 scored candidate sites in Bay County. Its 52.6/100 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 water (84 vs 76) and its weakest is natural hazard (20 vs 43). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Lansing Smith to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave at 54.5 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BluBroadband Shell Ave, 54.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Lansing Smith?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, 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. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. 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 Near Lansing Smith: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Lansing Smith?
EC Near Lansing Smith scores 52.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 38th 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 Near Lansing Smith?
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 Near Lansing Smith in?
EC Near Lansing Smith is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Lansing Smith in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Lansing Smith?
Parcel records list the owner as St Joe Timberland CO Of De LLC (private land).
How far is EC Near Lansing Smith from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave, about 54.5 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 Near Lansing Smith, Bay County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/bay-county/ec-near-lansing-smith-2acaccf4 (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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