Sumter County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
66.3
Good / 100

KATHLEEN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Sumter County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 66.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationKATHLEEN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPCologix LAK1
IXP distance19.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage38.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance356.2 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score20/100
Construction cost index87.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDatacenter 1034230196
DC distance13.6 mi
Nearest rail6.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route6.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.21¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.78¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$9,390

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%
100
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
42
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
20
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near KATHLEEN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CENTRAL FLORIDASubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN151452Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.6
Greenfield (KATHLEEN - CENTRAL FLORIDA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs67.5
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs67.3
Greenfield (KATHLEEN - CENTRAL FLORIDA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs67.2
Greenfield (KATHLEEN - CENTRAL FLORIDA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs66.6
Greenfield (UNKNOWN151452 - CENTRAL FLORID)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.4
Greenfield (KATHLEEN - CENTRAL FLORIDA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs63.2

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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