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EC Near Arvah B Hopkins

Greenfield

Leon County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
56.0
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Arvah B Hopkins is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Leon County, Florida, scoring 56.0/100 DC Readiness — 42nd of 72 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the TALQUIN ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityTALQUIN ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

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 IXPEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
IXP distance9.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage64.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance324.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerBot Tiif
Land contactLeon County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01)
DC distance9.1 mi
Nearest rail4.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
Nearest fiber route191.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.20¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$7,248

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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This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC Near Arvah B Hopkins compare with other sites in Leon County?

EC Near Arvah B Hopkins ranks 42nd of 72 scored candidate sites in Leon County. Its 56.0/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.2. 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 (83 vs 73) and its weakest is natural hazard (20 vs 43). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Arvah B Hopkins to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01) at 9.1 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), 9.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Arvah B Hopkins?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Leon 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%
83
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
77
Natural hazard6%
20
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Arvah B Hopkins
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120742Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN120743Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.7
LINE 17Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN162146Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.1
OZ LeonGreenfield——3.7 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN107686Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.5
UNKNOWN107679Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN121036Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.4

EC Near Arvah B Hopkins: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Arvah B Hopkins?

EC Near Arvah B Hopkins scores 56.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 42nd of 72 scored sites in Leon County. The Leon County average is 58.2 and the Florida average is 56.0.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Arvah B Hopkins?

TALQUIN ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Near Arvah B Hopkins in?

EC Near Arvah B Hopkins is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Arvah B Hopkins in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Arvah B Hopkins?

Parcel records list the owner as Bot Tiif (private land).

How far is EC Near Arvah B Hopkins from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), about 9.1 miles away; 9 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, “EC Near Arvah B Hopkins, Leon County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/leon-county/ec-near-arvah-b-hopkins-a7eae367 (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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