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Okaloosa County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
63.8
Good / 100

FORT WALTON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Okaloosa County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 63.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFORT WALTON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance0.3 mi
Fiber providers10
Fiber coverage80.9%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

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

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance0.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.61¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$8,894

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
96
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FORT WALTON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WRIGHTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.7
OCEAN CITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.5
SULLIVAN STREETSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs63.4
TAP153469Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.3
SHOAL RIVERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN120840Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN120841Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN120711Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.0

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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