EC Near S O Purdom
GreenfieldWakulla County, Florida · SERC
At a glance
EC Near S O Purdom is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Wakulla County, Florida, scoring 46.8/100 DC Readiness — 28th of 28 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.7 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery including servers; no state income tax.
Site location
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How does EC Near S O Purdom compare with other sites in Wakulla County?
EC Near S O Purdom ranks 28th of 28 scored candidate sites in Wakulla County. Its 46.8/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.9. It is about 16% below the Florida average of 56.0 and about 12% 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 (12 vs 73). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near S O Purdom to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01) at 24.6 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), 24.6 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near S O Purdom?
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. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (Frosted Flatwoods salamander (Final)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Wakulla County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Wakulla County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRAWFORDVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN120758 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 59.8 |
| UNKNOWN120739 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.7 yrs | 57.8 |
| EC Near S O Purdom | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 54.5 |
| EC Near S O Purdom | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 53.9 |
| EC Near S O Purdom | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 53.7 |
| UNKNOWN120757 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.7 yrs | 53.6 |
| EC Near S O Purdom | Greenfield | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 51.6 |
EC Near S O Purdom: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near S O Purdom?
EC Near S O Purdom scores 46.8/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 28th of 28 scored sites in Wakulla County. The Wakulla County average is 50.9 and the Florida average is 56.0.
Which electric utility serves EC Near S O Purdom?
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is DUKE ENERGY CORP.
What grid region is EC Near S O Purdom in?
EC Near S O Purdom is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.7-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near S O Purdom 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 EC Near S O Purdom?
Parcel records list the owner as United States Of America (private land).
How far is EC Near S O Purdom from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is EdgeConneX Tallahassee (EDCTAL01), about 24.6 miles away; 5 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, “EC Near S O Purdom, Wakulla County, FL”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/florida/wakulla-county/ec-near-s-o-purdom-a173a394 (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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