SHOAL RIVER

Substation-Adjacent

Okaloosa County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
65.0
Good / 100

SHOAL RIVER is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Okaloosa County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 65.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSHOAL RIVER
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance21.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage81.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance415.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerGULF POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index70.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance21.9 mi
Nearest rail4.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route177.8 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
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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%
78
Speed to power15%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
35
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
41
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SHOAL RIVER
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120840Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs69.1
OCEAN CITYSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.3
TURNERSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.1
FORT WALTONSubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN120711Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN120706Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.5
TAP153465Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.4
UNKNOWN108251Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.3

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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