EC Coal Hillsborough County
GreenfieldHillsborough County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Hillsborough County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Hillsborough County, Florida, scoring 58.0/100 DC Readiness — 134th of 278 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the TAMPA ELECTRIC CO 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 EC Coal Hillsborough County compare with other sites in Hillsborough County?
EC Coal Hillsborough County ranks 134th of 278 scored candidate sites in Hillsborough County. Its 58.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.5. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (92 vs 73) and its weakest is natural hazard (20 vs 43). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Hillsborough County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Centersquare Tampa (TPA1) at 9.1 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cyxtera Tampa TP1, 9.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Hillsborough County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, 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. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Hillsborough 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 Hillsborough County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN120373 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 68.7 |
| F J Gannon | Brownfield | — | 635 MW | 3.7 yrs | 68.4 |
| STATE ROUTE 60 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.6 |
| 11TH AVENUE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.5 |
| JUNEAU | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.4 |
| DAVIS | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.3 |
| EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 67.2 |
| UNKNOWN120416 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.5 |
EC Coal Hillsborough County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Hillsborough County?
EC Coal Hillsborough County scores 58.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 134th of 278 scored sites in Hillsborough County. The Hillsborough County average is 58.5 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Hillsborough County?
TAMPA ELECTRIC CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is TECO ENERGY.
What grid region is EC Coal Hillsborough County in?
EC Coal Hillsborough County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Hillsborough County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Coal Hillsborough County?
Parcel records list the owner as Abuoleim Nasr S (private land).
How far is EC Coal Hillsborough County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Centersquare Tampa (TPA1), about 9.1 miles away; 13 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 Coal Hillsborough County, Hillsborough County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/hillsborough-county/ec-coal-hillsborough-county-46afef18 (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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