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Datacenter Sites in Brevard County, Florida

Brevard County has 122 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.9/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 8,053 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Brevard County, Florida has 122 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.9/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 12th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 16th by average score. The top-scoring site is POINSETT at 67.2/100.

122
Candidate sites
56.9/100
Avg DC Readiness
8,053 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Brevard County

Site-selection context for Brevard County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.02¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.73¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
9
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$7,712
Land price / acre
3,500
Cooling degree days
700
Heating degree days
72°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Brevard County compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Brevard County ranks 12th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 2.8% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.9/100 ranks 16th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 248th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 78 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Brevard County?

Industrial sites are the most common (50, 41% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (49) and greenfield (11). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Brevard County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.73¢/kWh and commercial 11.02¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 9 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 72°F. Land is valued around $7,712 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Brevard County

Top datacenter sites in Brevard County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CAPE CANAVERALSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.2
POINSETTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs67.2
VIERASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN120180Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs64.8
SARNOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs64.7
MALABARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN120277Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN108545Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.4
YORKESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.7
SUNTREESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.5
WINDOVERSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.4
ROCKLEDGESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.4
COCOASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.3
RISER150424Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.2
RISER150422Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.2
MERRITTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.2
PATRICKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.1
TAP143445Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN150396Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.1
CLEARLAKESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.1
CITY POINTSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.0
APOLLOSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.0
SYKES CREEKSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.0
EAU GALLIESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.0
AURORASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs60.9

Every scored site in Brevard County

All 122 sites, best first.

Brevard County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Brevard County?

122 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.9/100 DC Readiness. That is the 12th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Brevard County?

POINSETT scores 67.2/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 122 scored sites in Brevard County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Brevard County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Brevard County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Brevard County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Brevard County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.73¢/kWh and commercial is 11.02¢/kWh in Brevard County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Brevard County, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/brevard-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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