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Cherry Cider House Site

Industrial

Sarasota County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
47.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

Cherry Cider House Site is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Sarasota County, Florida, scoring 47.2/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 30 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityFLORIDA POWER & LIGHT COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MWLarge Load Contract Service (LLCS, ≥50 MW) · 90% min take · 20 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.6 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait4.6 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPWOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter)
IXP distance51.7 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage82.6%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low-Medium
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score45/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCyrusOne Tampa
DC distance51.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.18¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$12,958

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.

Site location

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This site + 8 nearby

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How does Cherry Cider House Site compare with other sites in Sarasota County?

Cherry Cider House Site ranks 28th of 30 scored candidate sites in Sarasota County. Its 47.2/100 is about 14% below the county average of 55.0. 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 (34 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is Cherry Cider House Site to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter) at 51.7 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is CyrusOne Tampa, 51.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Cherry Cider House Site?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sarasota County "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
65
Fiber connectivity12%
34
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
45
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Cherry Cider House Site
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BENEVASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.1
TAP143096Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.0
INTERSTATESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.0
UNKNOWN108468Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.9
PHILLIPPISubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.9
SAWGRASSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.9
OZ SarasotaGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.8
LAURELWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.8

Cherry Cider House Site: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Cherry Cider House Site?

Cherry Cider House Site scores 47.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 30 scored sites in Sarasota County. The Sarasota County average is 55.0 and the Florida average is 56.0.

Which electric utility serves Cherry Cider House Site?

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is NEXTERA ENERGY INC.

What grid region is Cherry Cider House Site in?

Cherry Cider House Site is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Cherry Cider House Site from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is WOW! Business (Tampa Datacenter), about 51.7 miles away; 9 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, “Cherry Cider House Site, Sarasota County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/sarasota-county/cherry-cider-house-site-54cf90b2 (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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