Hines Energy Complex

Brownfield

Polk County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
76.0
Excellent / 100

Hines Energy Complex is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 76.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,034 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.5 mi
Available capacity1,034 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLawton Information Services, LLC
IXP distance13.1 mi
Fiber providers13
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance389.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity1,034 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE ENERGY FLORIDA LLC HINES ENERGY COMPLEX
Hazard sub-score25/100
Construction cost index80.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLawton Information Services, LLC
DC distance13.1 mi
Nearest rail1.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 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
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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%
72
Speed to power15%
85
Fiber connectivity12%
89
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
82
Natural hazard8%
25
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
53
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Hines Energy Complex
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
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
UNKNOWN125380Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.5

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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