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EC Near Perdido

Greenfield

Escambia County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
59.7
Good / 100

EC Near Perdido is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Escambia County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance49.4 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage62.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance466.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactEscambia County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

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 index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance49.4 mi
Nearest rail2.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.3 mi
Nearest fiber route25.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$7,806

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
79
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
77
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Perdido
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BRENTWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN120681Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.3
BELLVIEWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN173475Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN157814Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.1
BEULAHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.9
TAP142826Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs61.6
EC Near Gulf Clean Energy CenterGreenfield——3.6 yrs61.6

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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