EC Coal Polk County
GreenfieldPolk County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Polk County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Florida, scoring 58.7/100 DC Readiness — 58th of 207 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 Coal Polk County compare with other sites in Polk County?
EC Coal Polk County ranks 58th of 207 scored candidate sites in Polk County. Its 58.7/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.1. It is roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0 and about 10% above the national average of 53.2.
Against the Florida average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (85 vs 73) and its weakest is natural hazard (30 vs 43). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Polk County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix LAK1 at 5.8 miles. 12 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cologix LAK1, 5.8 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Polk County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Polk 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 Polk County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KATHLEEN | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.7 yrs | 69.0 |
| UNKNOWN120314 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 68.5 |
| UNKNOWN108701 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 67.5 |
| UNKNOWN120320 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.7 |
| SOUTH ELOISE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 66.5 |
| OZ Polk | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.3 |
| UNKNOWN108318 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.7 |
| WEST | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.7 |
EC Coal Polk County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Polk County?
EC Coal Polk County scores 58.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 58th of 207 scored sites in Polk County. The Polk County average is 57.1 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Polk County?
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 Coal Polk County in?
EC Coal Polk County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Polk County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone A, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Coal Polk County?
Parcel records list the owner as Sge II LLC (private land).
How far is EC Coal Polk County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Cologix LAK1, about 5.8 miles away; 12 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 Coal Polk County, Polk County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/polk-county/ec-coal-polk-county-69ae71fb (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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