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Gulf Marine Repair

Industrial

Hillsborough County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
51.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

Gulf Marine Repair is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Hillsborough County, Florida, scoring 51.9/100 DC Readiness — 254th of 278 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

UtilityDUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait4.6 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPFrontier Tampa Main Tandem Office
IXP distance1.0 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage87.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterDigital Realty Tampa
DC distance1.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$15,276

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Gulf Marine Repair compare with other sites in Hillsborough County?

Gulf Marine Repair ranks 254th of 278 scored candidate sites in Hillsborough County. Its 51.9/100 is about 11% below 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 natural hazard (45 vs 43) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (54 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Gulf Marine Repair to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Frontier Tampa Main Tandem Office at 1 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Digital Realty Tampa, 1.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Gulf Marine Repair?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
65
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Gulf Marine Repair
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120373Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.7
F J GannonBrownfield—635 MW3.7 yrs68.4
STATE ROUTE 60Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.6
11TH AVENUESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.5
JUNEAUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.4
DAVISSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.3
EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2Greenfield——3.7 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN120416Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.5

Gulf Marine Repair: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Gulf Marine Repair?

Gulf Marine Repair scores 51.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 254th 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 Gulf Marine Repair?

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 Gulf Marine Repair in?

Gulf Marine Repair is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Gulf Marine Repair from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Frontier Tampa Main Tandem Office, about 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, “Gulf Marine Repair, Hillsborough County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/hillsborough-county/gulf-marine-repair-d6d6edd5 (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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