Lee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
72.5
Excellent / 100

ORANGE RIVER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Lee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 72.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationORANGE RIVER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 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 distance32.2 mi
Fiber providers14
Fiber coverage64.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance465.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerZimmerman Lehigh Property Limi
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteABLE LAND SERVICES INC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index82.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSKYLINK DATA CENTERS
DC distance32.2 mi
Nearest rail11.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.8 mi
Nearest fiber route56.7 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%
100
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near ORANGE RIVER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
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
BONITA SPRINGSSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs69.5

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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