St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778
Federal ExcessPinellas, Florida · SERC
At a glance
St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 is a federal excess datacenter candidate site in Pinellas, Florida, scoring 47.1/100 DC Readiness — 211th of 211 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.
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How does St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 compare with other sites in Pinellas?
St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 ranks 211th of 211 scored candidate sites in Pinellas. Its 47.1/100 is about 12% below the county average of 53.8. It is about 16% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (45 vs 43) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (30 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Hivelocity at 21 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Hivelocity, 21 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778?
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 |
St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778?
St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 scores 47.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 211th of 211 scored sites in Pinellas. The Pinellas average is 53.8 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778?
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 St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 in?
St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778 from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Hivelocity, about 21 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, “St Petersburg Regional Office at 27.814, -82.778, Pinellas, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/pinellas/st-petersburg-regional-office-5110bb38 (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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