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EC Near St Johns River Power Park

Greenfield

Duval, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
56.7
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near St Johns River Power Park is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Duval, Florida, scoring 56.7/100 DC Readiness — 161st 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 IXPSBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX)
IXP distance15.7 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage72.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance205.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactDuval County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCologix Jacksonville JAX1
DC distance15.7 mi
Nearest rail5.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline17.1 mi
Nearest fiber route143.3 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 Near St Johns River Power Park compare with other sites in Duval?

EC Near St Johns River Power Park ranks 161st of 263 scored candidate sites in Duval. Its 56.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.3. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is water (83 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 St Johns River Power Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX) at 15.7 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cologix Jacksonville JAX1, 15.7 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near St Johns River Power Park?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, 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 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%
70
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
83
Natural hazard6%
20
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
45
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near St Johns River Power Park
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 Near St Johns River Power Park: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near St Johns River Power Park?

EC Near St Johns River Power Park scores 56.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 161st of 263 scored sites in Duval. The Duval average is 58.3 and the Florida average is 56.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near St Johns River Power Park?

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

What grid region is EC Near St Johns River Power Park in?

EC Near St Johns River Power Park is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near St Johns River Power Park in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near St Johns River Power Park?

Parcel records list the owner as Internal Improvement Trust Fun (private land).

How far is EC Near St Johns River Power Park from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is SBA Edge - Jacksonville (JAX), about 15.7 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 Near St Johns River Power Park, Duval, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/duval/ec-near-st-johns-river-power-park-9c94e711 (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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