EC Near Rio Pinar
GreenfieldOrange County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Near Rio Pinar is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orange County, Florida, scoring 62.6/100 DC Readiness — 51st of 163 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.
Site location
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How does EC Near Rio Pinar compare with other sites in Orange County?
EC Near Rio Pinar ranks 51st of 163 scored candidate sites in Orange County. Its 62.6/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 60.1. It is about 12% above the Florida average of 56.0 and about 18% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (79 vs 73) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 41). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Rio Pinar to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is HostDime Orlando Tier IV Data Center at 12.4 miles. 20 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Datacenter 00609126465, 12.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Rio Pinar?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orange County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Orange County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKY LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.9 |
| UNKNOWN120236 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.8 |
| CONVENTION CENTER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.8 |
| RISER143336 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.6 |
| STANTON | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.4 |
| ALTAMONTE SPRINGS | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| MEADOW WOODS SOUTH | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| UNKNOWN120225 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
EC Near Rio Pinar: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Rio Pinar?
EC Near Rio Pinar scores 62.6/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 51st of 163 scored sites in Orange County. The Orange County average is 60.1 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Rio Pinar?
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is EC Near Rio Pinar in?
EC Near Rio Pinar is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Rio Pinar in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Near Rio Pinar?
Parcel records list the owner as Van Schaack Eileen M (private land).
How far is EC Near Rio Pinar from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is HostDime Orlando Tier IV Data Center, about 12.4 miles away; 20 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Near Rio Pinar, Orange County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/orange-county/ec-near-rio-pinar-b363ce17 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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