EC Near P L Bartow
GreenfieldPinellas, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Near P L Bartow is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Pinellas, Florida, scoring 50.4/100 DC Readiness — 167th of 211 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region, 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.
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How does EC Near P L Bartow compare with other sites in Pinellas?
EC Near P L Bartow ranks 167th of 211 scored candidate sites in Pinellas. Its 50.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 53.8. It is about 10% below the Florida average of 56.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (65 vs 65) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (35 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near P L Bartow to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) at 15.1 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Tampa, 15.2 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near P L Bartow?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER. WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (West Indian Manatee (Proposed)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pinellas "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 Pinellas, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAKE TARPON | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.7 yrs | 69.6 |
| UNKNOWN127931 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.4 |
| SHELDON ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.5 |
| TAP143326 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.4 |
| UNKNOWN120308 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.4 |
| UNKNOWN120342 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.1 |
| EC Near Higgins | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 64.9 |
| EAST CLEARWATER SUBDIVISION | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 64.8 |
EC Near P L Bartow: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near P L Bartow?
EC Near P L Bartow scores 50.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 167th of 211 scored sites in Pinellas. The Pinellas average is 53.8 and the Florida average is 56.0.
What grid region is EC Near P L Bartow in?
EC Near P L Bartow is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near P L Bartow in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER.
Who owns EC Near P L Bartow?
Parcel records list the owner as St Petersburg, City Of (private land).
How far is EC Near P L Bartow from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter), about 15.1 miles away; 8 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 P L Bartow, Pinellas, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/pinellas/ec-near-p-l-bartow-beb09d01 (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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