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EC Coal Duval County

Greenfield

Duval, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
60.5
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Duval County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Duval, Florida, scoring 60.5/100 DC Readiness — 70th of 263 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the JEA service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait4.6 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCologix JAX1
IXP distance12.4 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage72.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance208.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDuval County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index93.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCologix Jacksonville JAX1
DC distance12.4 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route141.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.84¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$13,486

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

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How does EC Coal Duval County compare with other sites in Duval?

EC Coal Duval County ranks 70th of 263 scored candidate sites in Duval. Its 60.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.3. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0 and about 14% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (85 vs 73) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 41). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Duval County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix JAX1 at 12.4 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cologix Jacksonville JAX1, 12.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Duval County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Duval "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
65
Fiber connectivity12%
85
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
80
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Duval County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120509Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.3
DUVALSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs68.2
Southside Generating StationBrownfield—232 MW3.7 yrs67.9
HARTLEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.8
FORESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.6
GREEN ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.4
EC Near J D KennedyGreenfield——3.7 yrs66.0
UNKNOWN120521Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.9

EC Coal Duval County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Duval County?

EC Coal Duval County scores 60.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 70th of 263 scored sites in Duval. The Duval average is 58.3 and the Florida average is 56.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Duval County?

JEA (municipal) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Duval County in?

EC Coal Duval County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Duval County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Duval County?

Parcel records list the owner as Tblc Properties LLC (private land).

How far is EC Coal Duval County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix JAX1, about 12.4 miles away; 16 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 Duval County, Duval, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/duval/ec-coal-duval-county-23c031d0 (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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