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OZ Okeechobee

Greenfield

Okeechobee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

OZ Okeechobee is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Okeechobee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 53.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh
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 outlookModerate
≈ 3.3 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPSD Data Center
IXP distance69.4 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage18.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance412.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerHamrick & Sons INC
Land contactOkeechobee County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (45/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCHARLES COMPOSITES
Hazard sub-score25/100
Construction cost index63.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD Data Center
DC distance69.4 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route92.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.61¢/kWh
Industrial electricity13.59¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$5,713

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%
30
Speed to power20%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
55
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
73
Natural hazard6%
25
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Okeechobee
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHERMANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs60.6
OZ OkeechobeeGreenfield——3.6 yrs52.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs50.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs50.3
Southwest Agricultural SiteIndustrial——1.0 yrs50.2
Tucker Rock MineIndustrial——1.0 yrs50.2
Bowlegs Pasture SiteIndustrial——1.0 yrs50.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——1.0 yrs49.9

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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