Lee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
65.6
Good / 100

CAPE CORAL is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationCAPE CORAL
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPSKYLINK DATA CENTERS
IXP distance32.0 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage64.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance471.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSky Homes Development Llc +
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteHOME DEPOT STORE 6975
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index82.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSKYLINK DATA CENTERS
DC distance32.0 mi
Nearest rail8.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.9 mi
Nearest fiber route110.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.58¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.57¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$13,080

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%
63
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
81
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
52
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near CAPE CORAL
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ORANGE RIVERSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs72.5
ALICOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.0
TERRYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.7
BUCKINGHAMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.6
JETPORTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.3
TAP141795Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.1
TAP152014Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.8
LEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.9

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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