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OZ Volusia

Greenfield

Volusia County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
47.2
Fair / 100

At a glance

OZ Volusia is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Volusia County, Florida, scoring 47.2/100 DC Readiness — 143rd of 145 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

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
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 IXPSmart City Telecom Maitland Colo
IXP distance42.8 mi
Fiber providers16
Fiber coverage66.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance286.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactVolusia County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintHigh (70/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMASONS AUTOMOTIVE
Hazard sub-score10/100
Construction cost index75.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSmart City Telecom Maitland Colo
DC distance42.8 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route46.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.45¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$13,409

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 OZ Volusia compare with other sites in Volusia County?

OZ Volusia ranks 143rd of 145 scored candidate sites in Volusia County. Its 47.2/100 is about 13% below the county average of 54.3. 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 speed to power (65 vs 65) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (24 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is OZ Volusia to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Smart City Telecom Maitland Colo at 42.8 miles. 16 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Smart City Telecom Maitland Colo, 42.8 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at OZ Volusia?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 1.20 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (MASONS AUTOMOTIVE). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Volusia 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%
24
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk7%
76
Natural hazard6%
10
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
40
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Volusia
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEADEND167105Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.7
TAP155974Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs63.6
UNKNOWN108722Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN122421Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.9
DELAND WESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.8
DELTONASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.4
TAP142184Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.4
OZ VolusiaGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.6

OZ Volusia: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of OZ Volusia?

OZ Volusia scores 47.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 143rd of 145 scored sites in Volusia County. The Volusia County average is 54.3 and the Florida average is 56.0.

Which electric utility serves OZ Volusia?

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 OZ Volusia in?

OZ Volusia is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is OZ Volusia in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns OZ Volusia?

Parcel records list the owner as DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (private land).

How far is OZ Volusia from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Smart City Telecom Maitland Colo, about 42.8 miles away; 16 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, “OZ Volusia, Volusia County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/volusia-county/oz-volusia-f0f282f9 (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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