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Datacenter Sites in Sumter County, Florida

Sumter County has 45 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 3,550 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Sumter County, Florida has 45 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Florida average of 56.0. It ranks 28th of 66 Florida counties by number of sites and 48th by average score. The top-scoring site is CENTRAL FLORIDA at 65.6/100.

45
Candidate sites
53.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
3,550 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in Sumter County

Site-selection context for Sumter County

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.21¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.78¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
7
Fiber providers
Low-Medium
Water stress
$9,390
Land price / acre
3,500
Cooling degree days
700
Heating degree days
72°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Sumter County compare with other counties in Florida?

By number of scored sites, Sumter County ranks 28th of the 66 Florida counties with a county page, holding 1.0% of the state's 4,344 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 53.3/100 ranks 48th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.0. Nationally it has the 852nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 10 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Sumter County?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (22, 49% of the county's inventory), followed by federal excess (17) and former mine (3). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Sumter County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.78¢/kWh and commercial 13.21¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (55). WRI water stress is low-medium. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 3,500 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 72°F. Land is valued around $9,390 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Sumter County

Top datacenter sites in Sumter County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CENTRAL FLORIDASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs65.6
UNKNOWN151452Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs61.3
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs60.4
Greenfield (CENTRAL FLORIDA - UNKNOWN16215)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.7 yrs58.2
OZ SumterGreenfield——3.7 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN151615Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs55.5
UNKNOWN151614Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs55.4
BUSHNELL EASTSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs55.2
UNKNOWN108168Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs55.0
TAP151489Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs55.0
UNKNOWN151442Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN108159Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.9
UNKNOWN151522Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN156627Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.4
TAP151486Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.4
UNKNOWN151487Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.4
BUSHNELLSubstation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN151490Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.3
TAP151491Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.3
UNKNOWN108160Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN108157Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN120475Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.1
TAP143152Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs54.1
UNKNOWN108245Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW3.7 yrs53.5
OZ SumterGreenfield——3.7 yrs52.0

Every scored site in Sumter County

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Sumter County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Sumter County?

45 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 53.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 28th-most of 66 Florida counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Sumter County?

CENTRAL FLORIDA scores 65.6/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 45 scored sites in Sumter County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Sumter County offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Sumter County?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Sumter County as "Very High" (score 55).

What are industrial electricity rates in Sumter County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.78¢/kWh and commercial is 13.21¢/kWh in Sumter County.

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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 November 12, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “Datacenter candidate sites in Sumter County, Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/sumter-county (data as of November 12, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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