Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels
IndustrialManatee County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Manatee County, Florida, scoring 52.4/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 88 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.
Site location
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How does Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels compare with other sites in Manatee County?
Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels ranks 32nd of 88 scored candidate sites in Manatee County. Its 52.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.1. 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 natural hazard (45 vs 43) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 41). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) at 30.7 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Tampa, 30.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Manatee County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Manatee County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUCKEYE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 63.5 |
| UNKNOWN120567 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 63.4 |
| RUBONIA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 62.9 |
| UNKNOWN120565 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 62.9 |
| UNKNOWN120644 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 62.7 |
| RINGLING | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.7 |
| UNKNOWN108633 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.6 |
| UNKNOWN120566 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 61.5 |
Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels?
Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels scores 52.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 88 scored sites in Manatee County. The Manatee County average is 53.1 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels?
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NEXTERA ENERGY INC.
What grid region is Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels in?
Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter), about 30.7 miles away; 6 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, “Palmetto - 5th Street Parcels, Manatee County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/manatee-county/palmetto-5th-street-parcels-b09c96a5 (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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