Coker Fuel
IndustrialHardee, Florida · SERC
At a glance
Coker Fuel is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Hardee, Florida, scoring 45.4/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 33 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC service territory, 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 Coker Fuel compare with other sites in Hardee?
Coker Fuel ranks 32nd of 33 scored candidate sites in Hardee. Its 45.4/100 is about 17% below the county average of 54.5. It is about 19% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 15% 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 (13 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Coker Fuel to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Lawton Information Services, LLC at 29.9 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Lawton Information Services, LLC, 29.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Coker Fuel?
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 Hardee "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 Hardee, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownfield Site | Brownfield | — | 1,560 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| UNKNOWN120311 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.2 |
| UNKNOWN127705 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 64.5 |
| UNKNOWN153224 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.6 |
| VANDOLAH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.0 |
| EC Near Unknown | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 60.4 |
| EC Near Midulla Generating Station | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 60.2 |
| EC Near Unknown | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 59.3 |
Coker Fuel: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Coker Fuel?
Coker Fuel scores 45.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 33 scored sites in Hardee. The Hardee average is 54.5 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves Coker Fuel?
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is Coker Fuel in?
Coker Fuel is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is Coker Fuel 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 Coker Fuel from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Lawton Information Services, LLC, about 29.9 miles away; 5 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, “Coker Fuel, Hardee, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/hardee/coker-fuel-0b1c72af (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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