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OZ Okeechobee

Greenfield

Okeechobee County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
51.0
Fair / 100

OZ Okeechobee is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Okeechobee County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 51.0/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.14¢/kWh

Speed to power

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

Connectivity

Nearest IXPTelxius Boca Raton DC
IXP distance66.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage18.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance415.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerEmerald Oaks LLC
Land contactOkeechobee County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score30/100
Construction cost index63.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEquinix MI3 - Miami, Boca Raton
DC distance67.9 mi
Nearest rail4.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.8 mi
Nearest fiber route23.0 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

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%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
52
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
68
Natural hazard8%
30
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
97
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
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 yrs55.4
OZ OkeechobeeGreenfield3.6 yrs52.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine1.0 yrs49.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine1.0 yrs49.6
Tucker Rock MineIndustrial1.0 yrs49.5
Southwest Agricultural SiteIndustrial1.0 yrs49.5
Bowlegs Pasture SiteIndustrial1.0 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine1.0 yrs49.2

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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