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EC Near Scholz

Greenfield

Jackson County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
56.2
Good / 100

EC Near Scholz is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Jackson County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 56.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.15¢/kWh
UtilityFLORIDA PUBLIC UTILITIES COinvestor owned

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
IXP distance37.3 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage2.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance340.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerLai Loan C &
Land contactJackson County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usenear retired coal plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
DC distance37.3 mi
Nearest rail6.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.6 mi
Nearest fiber route188.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.89¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$4,146

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
55
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Scholz
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ JacksonGreenfield3.6 yrs59.5
EC Coal Jackson CountyGreenfield3.6 yrs58.8
EC Near ScholzGreenfield3.6 yrs58.5
EC Near ScholzGreenfield3.6 yrs58.2
EC Near ScholzGreenfield3.6 yrs57.9
OZ JacksonGreenfield3.6 yrs57.2
UNKNOWN153001Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs56.7
UNKNOWN120671Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs56.6

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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