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Datacenter Sites in Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach has 148 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 9,133 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Palm Beach, Florida has 148 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 7th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 21st by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 011939ae at 66.9/100.

148
Candidate sites
56.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
9,133 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Palm Beach

Site-selection context for Palm Beach

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.09¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.03¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
12
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$7,732
Land price / acre
3,500
Cooling degree days
700
Heating degree days
72°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.

How does Palm Beach compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Palm Beach ranks 7th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 3.4% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.1/100 ranks 21st in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 177th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 70 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Palm Beach?

Industrial sites are the most common (71, 48% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (45) and greenfield (22). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Palm Beach?

Industrial electricity averages 8.03¢/kWh and commercial 11.09¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 12 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 72°F. Land is valued around $7,732 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Palm Beach

Top datacenter sites in Palm Beach
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
YAMATOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.9
UNKNOWN120148Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.9
CLINTMOORESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.8
CORBETTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs66.5
Lake Worth LandfillBrownfield—2 MW3.7 yrs66.1
GERMANTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.9
HAMLETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN124076Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN108595Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.5
CEDARSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.2
UNKNOWN108596Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN108557Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.6
RANCHSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.4
UNKNOWN120605Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.0
EC Near Tom G SmithGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.7
EC Near Tom G SmithGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.6
OZ Palm BeachGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN120609Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.2
OZ Palm BeachGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.1
OZ Palm BeachGreenfield——3.7 yrs62.1
LAKE IDASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN108608Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.7
GOLFSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.5
OZ Palm BeachGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN108537Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.4

Every scored site in Palm Beach

All 148 sites, best first.

Palm Beach datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Palm Beach?

148 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 7th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Palm Beach?

Substation-Adjacent site · 011939ae scores 66.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 148 scored sites in Palm Beach (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Palm Beach offer datacenter tax incentives?

Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.

What is the natural-hazard risk in Palm Beach?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Palm Beach as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Palm Beach?

Average industrial electricity is 8.03¢/kWh and commercial is 11.09¢/kWh in Palm Beach.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Palm Beach, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/palm-beach (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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