St. Lucie County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
67.1
Good / 100

FORT PIERCE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in St. Lucie County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 67.1/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationFORT PIERCE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 IXPSD Data Center
IXP distance58.2 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage56.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance396.5 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerFLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteA AND D HOLDINGS GROUP LLC
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index70.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD Data Center
DC distance58.2 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.4 mi
Nearest fiber route17.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.03¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$6,408

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%
58
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
45
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
92
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near FORT PIERCE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MIDWAYSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs75.1
RALLSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN150694Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.8
UNKNOWN120611Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.5
TURNPIKESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.4
UNKNOWN120574Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.0
EMERSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.5
UNKNOWN162151Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.2

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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