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Datacenter Sites in Hamilton County, Florida

Hamilton County has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,550 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Hamilton County, Florida has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 50th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 35th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 5365218c at 61.4/100.

17
Candidate sites
54.4/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,550 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 17 in Hamilton County

Site-selection context for Hamilton County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.09¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.30¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$4,547
Land price / acre
3,500
Cooling degree days
700
Heating degree days
72°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Hamilton County compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Hamilton County ranks 50th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 0.4% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.4/100 ranks 35th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1896th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 9 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Hamilton County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (10, 59% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (5) and former mine (1). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Hamilton County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.30¢/kWh and commercial 14.09¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 3 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 72°F. Land is valued around $4,547 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Hamilton County

Top datacenter sites in Hamilton County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120444Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN172549Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs57.8
TAP143313Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs57.6
SWIFT CREEKSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs57.0
JASPERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN128054Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs56.9
UNKNOWN173477Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN107692Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN108302Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs56.4
UNKNOWN108303Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.9
OZ HamiltonGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.7
Hobgood/ESP WarehouseIndustrial——3.7 yrs51.0
Greenfield (FORT WHITE - UNKNOWN176931)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs50.4
Greenfield (SWIFT CREEK - UNKNOWN176775)Greenfield115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs50.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.7 yrs49.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111570 - UNKNOWN176931)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs48.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN111569 - UNKNOWN176931)Greenfield115 kV100 MW5.8 yrs48.3

Every scored site in Hamilton County

All 17 sites, best first.

Hamilton County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Hamilton County?

17 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.4/100 DC Readiness. That is the 50th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Hamilton County?

Substation-Adjacent site · 5365218c scores 61.4/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 17 scored sites in Hamilton County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Hamilton County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Hamilton County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hamilton County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Hamilton County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.30¢/kWh and commercial is 14.09¢/kWh in Hamilton County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Hamilton County, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/hamilton-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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