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Datacenter Sites in Manatee County, Florida

Manatee County has 88 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,950 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Manatee County, Florida has 88 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 14th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 51st by average score. The top-scoring site is BUCKEYE at 63.5/100.

88
Candidate sites
53.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,950 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Manatee County

Site-selection context for Manatee County

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Datacenter tax incentive
10.76¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
11.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$9,523
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 Manatee County compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Manatee County ranks 14th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 2.0% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.1/100 ranks 51st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 380th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 22 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Manatee County?

Industrial sites are the most common (60, 68% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (13) and substation-adjacent (12). 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 Manatee County?

Industrial electricity averages 11.01¢/kWh and commercial 10.76¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 6 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 $9,523 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Manatee County

Top datacenter sites in Manatee County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BUCKEYESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN120567Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.4
RUBONIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN120565Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN120644Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.7
RINGLINGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN108633Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.6
JOHNSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN120566Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.5
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.4
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.3
KEENTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.1
OZ ManateeGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.1
UNKNOWN120645Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs60.2
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs59.9
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs59.2
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs58.2
GULF CITYSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs57.4
Greenfield (MANATEE - UNKNOWN120645)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs57.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN120565 - MANATEE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs57.0
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs55.4
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs55.4
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.5
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.7 yrs54.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——3.7 yrs53.1

Every scored site in Manatee County

All 88 sites, best first.

Manatee County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Manatee County?

88 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 14th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

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

BUCKEYE scores 63.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 88 scored sites in Manatee County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Manatee County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Manatee County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Manatee County?

Average industrial electricity is 11.01¢/kWh and commercial is 10.76¢/kWh in Manatee 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 Manatee County, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/manatee-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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