EC Near Higgins

Greenfield

Pinellas, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
52.9
Fair / 100

EC Near Higgins is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pinellas, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 52.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPFlexential - Tampa/West (TPA01/02)
IXP distance4.8 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage50.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance390.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerLandrian Samuel Jr
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePROFESSIONAL LIGHTING INC
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterFlexential Tampa - West
DC distance4.9 mi
Nearest rail3.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.6 mi
Nearest fiber route30.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.20¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.61¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$25,955

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%
30
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
41
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
20
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Higgins
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ANCLOTESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.9
UNKNOWN120308Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.9
UNKNOWN120342Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.3
NORTHEASTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.7
UNKNOWN120329Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.1
PALM HARBORSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.6
P L BartowBrownfield494 MW70.1
DEADEND167084Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.6

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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