EC Near Hines Energy Complex

Greenfield

Polk County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
57.5
Good / 100

EC Near Hines Energy Complex is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 57.5/100 DC Readiness and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.11¢/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 IXPLawton Information Services, LLC
IXP distance12.6 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage50.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance384.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerClear Springs Land Company LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLawton Information Services, LLC
DC distance12.6 mi
Nearest rail1.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route21.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.13¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.75¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$7,140

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%
34
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Hines Energy Complex
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Hines Energy ComplexBrownfield1,034 MW76.0
LAKE AGNESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.8
SADDLE CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.6
RECKER SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs75.1
WEST LAKE WALESSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.7
AUBURNDALE PEAKER ENERGY CENTERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs74.6
NORTH BARTOWSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs73.2
FORT MEADESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs72.4

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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