3517 Old Fairfield Drive
IndustrialEscambia County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
3517 Old Fairfield Drive is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Escambia County, Florida, scoring 46.7/100 DC Readiness — 115th of 126 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region, 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 3517 Old Fairfield Drive compare with other sites in Escambia County?
3517 Old Fairfield Drive ranks 115th of 126 scored candidate sites in Escambia County. Its 46.7/100 is about 12% below the county average of 52.8. It is about 17% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 12% 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 (30 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is 3517 Old Fairfield Drive to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave at 38.4 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is BluBroadband Shell Ave, 38.4 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at 3517 Old Fairfield Drive?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Escambia 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 Escambia County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENTWOOD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.5 |
| BELLVIEW | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN120681 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN173475 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.3 |
| UNKNOWN157814 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.2 |
| BEULAH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.0 |
| CRIST | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 60.8 |
| OZ Escambia | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 60.8 |
3517 Old Fairfield Drive: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of 3517 Old Fairfield Drive?
3517 Old Fairfield Drive scores 46.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 115th of 126 scored sites in Escambia County. The Escambia County average is 52.8 and the Florida average is 56.0.
What grid region is 3517 Old Fairfield Drive in?
3517 Old Fairfield Drive is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is 3517 Old Fairfield Drive in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
How far is 3517 Old Fairfield Drive from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is BluBroadband Shell Ave, about 38.4 miles away; 13 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, “3517 Old Fairfield Drive, Escambia County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/escambia-county/3517-old-fairfield-drive-17fdcdc0 (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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