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Manatee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
64.5
Good / 100

RUBONIA is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Manatee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationRUBONIA
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
UtilityFLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MWLarge Load Contract Service (LLCS, ≥50 MW) · 90% min take · 20 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.0 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter)
IXP distance27.6 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage74.6%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Tampa
DC distance27.7 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

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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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power20%
73
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near RUBONIA
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BUCKEYESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN120567Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN120565Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN120644Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.3
RINGLINGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN108633Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN120566Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.1
EC Near Manatee County LFGTEGreenfield——3.6 yrs63.0

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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