Saddlebag Lake Resort

Industrial

Polk County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
46.4
Fair / 100

Saddlebag Lake Resort is a industrial datacenter candidate site in Polk County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 46.4/100 DC Readiness.

Power & interconnection

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPACW Winter Haven
IXP distance17.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score50/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterACW Winter Haven
DC distance17.9 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%
74
Fiber connectivity12%
37
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
50
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
43
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
0
Climate / cooling2%
50

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Saddlebag Lake Resort
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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