Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre
IndustrialBay County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Bay County, Florida, scoring 44.3/100 DC Readiness — 53rd 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 Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre compare with other sites in Bay County?
Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre ranks 53rd of 53 scored candidate sites in Bay County. Its 44.3/100 is about 18% below the county average of 54.3. It is about 21% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 17% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (45 vs 43) 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 Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01) at 72.2 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), 72.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre?
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 |
Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre?
Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre scores 44.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 53rd 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 Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre?
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 Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre in?
Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), about 72.2 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, “Mexico Beach Detention Pond - 80 acre, Bay County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/bay-county/mexico-beach-detention-pond-80-acre-7ea12099 (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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