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OZ Columbia

Greenfield

Columbia County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
54.3
Fair / 100

OZ Columbia is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Columbia County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 54.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPCologix JAX1
IXP distance53.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage31.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance245.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerU S Forest Service
Land contactColumbia County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index65.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterHiPerGator
DC distance51.5 mi
Nearest rail10.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline10.4 mi
Nearest fiber route122.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.15¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$7,637

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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%
50
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
75
Natural hazard8%
30
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
67
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Columbia
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RAVENSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs56.9
WHITE SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
UNKNOWN108267Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
COLUMBIASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
UNKNOWN108268Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
TAP142390Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
UNKNOWN108265Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs52.5
Lake City VA Medical CenterFederal Excess1.0 yrs50.9

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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