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Datacenter Sites in Jackson County, Florida

Jackson County has 28 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 900 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Jackson County, Florida has 28 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 39th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 50th by average score. The top-scoring site is OZ Jackson · 4ae66bbe at 57.8/100.

28
Candidate sites
53.2/100
Avg DC Readiness
900 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Jackson County

Site-selection context for Jackson County

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Datacenter tax incentive
14.62¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
6.89¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$4,146
Land price / acre
3,500
Cooling degree days
700
Heating degree days
72°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Jackson County compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Jackson County ranks 39th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 0.6% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.2/100 ranks 50th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 1344th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 9 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Jackson County?

Greenfield sites are the most common (14, 50% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (9) and federal excess (2). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Jackson County?

Industrial electricity averages 6.89¢/kWh and commercial 14.62¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 72°F. Land is valued around $4,146 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Jackson County

Top datacenter sites in Jackson County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ JacksonGreenfield——3.7 yrs57.8
EC Coal Jackson CountyGreenfield——3.7 yrs57.1
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs56.8
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs56.5
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs56.2
OZ JacksonGreenfield——3.7 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN153001Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs55.2
UNKNOWN120671Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs55.1
TAP153040Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs55.0
ALFORDSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN108200Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN153035Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.9
TAP153041Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.8
CAVERNS ROADSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.8
MARIANNASubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs54.8
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.6
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.5
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.2
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs52.9
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs52.6
EC Near ScholzGreenfield——3.7 yrs51.3
MARIANNA, FLFederal Excess——3.7 yrs49.3
MARIANNA FCIFederal Excess——3.7 yrs48.9
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.7 yrs48.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.7 yrs48.7

Every scored site in Jackson County

All 28 sites, best first.

Jackson County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Jackson County?

28 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.2/100 DC Readiness. That is the 39th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Jackson County?

OZ Jackson · 4ae66bbe scores 57.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 28 scored sites in Jackson County (a greenfield site).

Does Jackson County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Jackson County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Jackson County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Jackson County?

Average industrial electricity is 6.89¢/kWh and commercial is 14.62¢/kWh in Jackson County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Jackson County, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/jackson-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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