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Westshore Community Development Corp.

Industrial

Hillsborough County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
56.1
Good / 100

At a glance

Westshore Community Development Corp. is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Hillsborough County, Florida, scoring 56.1/100 DC Readiness — 229th 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 IXPWOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter)
IXP distance3.3 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 datacenterCyrusOne Tampa
DC distance3.3 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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does Westshore Community Development Corp. compare with other sites in Hillsborough County?

Westshore Community Development Corp. ranks 229th of 278 scored candidate sites in Hillsborough County. Its 56.1/100 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 (95 vs 73) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 41). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Westshore Community Development Corp. to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) at 3.3 miles. 13 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Tampa, 3.3 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Westshore Community Development Corp.?

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%
95
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
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 Westshore Community Development Corp.
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

Westshore Community Development Corp.: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Westshore Community Development Corp.?

Westshore Community Development Corp. scores 56.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 229th 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 Westshore Community Development Corp.?

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 Westshore Community Development Corp. in?

Westshore Community Development Corp. is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Westshore Community Development Corp. from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter), about 3.3 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, “Westshore Community Development Corp., Hillsborough County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/hillsborough-county/westshore-community-development-corp-889d5e80 (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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