SANDESTIN

Substation-Adjacent

Walton County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
62.9
Good / 100

SANDESTIN is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Walton County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSANDESTIN
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPBluBroadband Shell Ave
IXP distance18.1 mi
Fiber providers13
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance417.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerGULF POWER CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund sitePUBLIX SUPER MARKET 885
Hazard sub-score25/100
Construction cost index79.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterBluBroadband Shell Ave
DC distance18.1 mi
Nearest rail2.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline26.7 mi
Nearest fiber route44.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.66¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.17¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$5,504
See all datacenter sites in Walton County →

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%
56
Speed to power15%
68
Fiber connectivity12%
60
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk8%
83
Natural hazard8%
25
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
14
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SANDESTIN
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHAKY JOE SWAMP TAPSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.6
UNKNOWN120717Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN120725Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs65.2
DEADEND167081Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.4
UNKNOWN120668Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.9
Greenfield (SHAKY JOE SWAMP TAP - SHOAL RI)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs62.4
TAP143158Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs62.2
TAP143036Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs61.9

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.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for SANDESTIN, Walton County. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 164,098-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us