EC Near Avon Park
GreenfieldHighlands County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Near Avon Park is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Highlands County, Florida, scoring 47.5/100 DC Readiness — 43rd of 43 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.
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How does EC Near Avon Park compare with other sites in Highlands County?
EC Near Avon Park ranks 43rd of 43 scored candidate sites in Highlands County. Its 47.5/100 is about 12% below the county average of 54.0. It is about 15% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is water (84 vs 76) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (9 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Avon Park to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ACW Winter Haven at 36.5 miles. 4 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is ACW Winter Haven, 36.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Avon Park?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, 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. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Highlands 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 Highlands County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FISHEATING CREEK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.4 |
| EC Near Avon Park | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 59.3 |
| AVON PARK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.1 |
| EC Near Phillips | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 58.6 |
| EC Near Dinner Lake | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 58.5 |
| EC Near Avon Park | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 57.7 |
| EC Near Avon Park | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 57.1 |
| EC Near Phillips | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 57.1 |
EC Near Avon Park: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Avon Park?
EC Near Avon Park scores 47.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 43rd of 43 scored sites in Highlands County. The Highlands County average is 54.0 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Avon Park?
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 EC Near Avon Park in?
EC Near Avon Park is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Avon Park in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Avon Park?
Parcel records list the owner as Watkins Debra M Et Al (private land).
How far is EC Near Avon Park from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is ACW Winter Haven, about 36.5 miles away; 4 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 Avon Park, Highlands County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/highlands-county/ec-near-avon-park-14d4d4f8 (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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