EC Near Avon Park

Greenfield

Highlands County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
54.2
Fair / 100

EC Near Avon Park is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Highlands County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 54.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACW Winter Haven
IXP distance37.0 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage50.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance396.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerRafter T Realty INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterACW Winter Haven
DC distance37.0 mi
Nearest rail4.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.2 mi
Nearest fiber route52.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$5,657

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
59
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
79
Natural hazard8%
30
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Avon Park
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FISHEATING CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs66.2
AVON PARKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.4
Greenfield (FISHEATING CREEK - AVON PARK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.0
Greenfield (FISHEATING CREEK - AVON PARK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs62.5
EC Near Avon ParkGreenfield3.6 yrs61.6
SOUTH CAPESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs61.4
EC Near PhillipsGreenfield3.6 yrs60.7
EC Near Dinner LakeGreenfield3.6 yrs60.6

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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