Hillsborough County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
65.9
Good / 100

HIMES is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Hillsborough County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHIMES
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPWOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter)
IXP distance5.1 mi
Fiber providers15
Fiber coverage87.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance395.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerTampa Electric Co
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTAMPA CITY OF WATER DEPT INTERBAY
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index96.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Tampa
DC distance5.2 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.3 mi
Nearest fiber route82.1 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

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%
58
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
38
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
80
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HIMES
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEADEND167089Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.6
JUNEAUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs76.4
TAP142090Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.8
TAP151120Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs73.1
DALE MABRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.0
CLEARVIEWSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs72.4
UNKNOWN172550Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.1
Tampa Electric Co NA 2Brownfield982 MW71.4

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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