Manatee County LFGTE

Brownfield

Manatee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
49.2
Fair / 100

Manatee County LFGTE is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Manatee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 49.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPWOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter)
IXP distance33.1 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage72.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance421.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerManatee County Utilities Department
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space
Former usegas
Existing capacity2 MW
Retirement date2019-11-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMANATEE COUNTY FLEET SERVICE
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index83.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Tampa
DC distance33.2 mi
Nearest rail5.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.5 mi
Nearest fiber route104.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.76¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$9,523

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%
23
Speed to power15%
55
Fiber connectivity12%
26
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
80
Natural hazard8%
20
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
81
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Manatee County LFGTE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120645Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.5
UNKNOWN120644Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.4
JOHNSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.9
KEENTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.3
BUCKEYESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN120566Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs67.5
RUBONIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs66.7
MANATEESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.3

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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