Greenfield Datacenter Sites in Florida
At a glance
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
Top greenfield sites in Florida
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 67.2 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.4 |
| OZ Polk | Greenfield | Polk | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.3 |
| OZ Broward | Greenfield | Broward | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.3 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.1 |
| EC Near J D Kennedy | Greenfield | Duval | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| OZ Hillsborough | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| OZ Hillsborough | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 66.0 |
| OZ Orange | Greenfield | Orange | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.9 |
| Greenfield (CORDOVA - AURORA) | Greenfield | Fayette County | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.7 yrs | 65.9 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.9 |
| OZ Duval | Greenfield | Duval | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.8 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.8 |
| EC Near Hookers Point | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.7 |
| EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.6 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.6 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.5 |
| OZ Polk | Greenfield | Polk | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.5 |
| EC Near Larsen Memorial | Greenfield | Polk | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.5 |
| OZ Miami-Dade | Greenfield | Miami-Dade | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.3 |
| EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 | Greenfield | Hillsborough | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.3 |
| EC Near Southside Generating Station | Greenfield | Duval | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.2 |
| OZ Orange | Greenfield | Orange | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.1 |
| OZ Orange | Greenfield | Orange | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.1 |
| OZ Orange | Greenfield | Orange | — | — | 3.7 yrs | 65.0 |
How does Florida compare with other states for greenfield sites?
With 791 sites, Florida ranks 5th of the 51 states that have any greenfield candidate sites. Texas leads with 1,276. Nationally, greenfield sites average 55.3/100 DC Readiness, above the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Florida averages 56.0, the 10th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 3.7 years.
Where are the highest-scoring greenfield sites in Florida?
The top 25 range from 67.2 to 65.0 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Miami-Dade (7), Hillsborough (6), Orange (4) and Polk (3). By grid region, 25 are in SERC.
County pages: Miami-Dade · Hillsborough · Orange · Polk
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these greenfield sites have?
Of the top 25 greenfield sites in Florida, 1 have a recorded nearest-substation voltage, with a median of 500 kV; for 1 that substation is rated 230 kV or higher. Their counties have a median of 16 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 4 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 3.7 years. 1 of the 24 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many greenfield datacenter sites are in Florida?
GridCensus catalogs 791 greenfield datacenter candidate sites in Florida, 4% of the national total for this type (5th of 51 states).
What is a greenfield datacenter site?
Undeveloped land with no prior industrial use. Greenfield parcels offer maximum design flexibility and large contiguous footprints, but typically require full utility build-out — the speed-to-power story hinges on proximity to existing transmission.
What is the best greenfield datacenter site in Florida?
By DC Readiness Score, EC Near Tampa Electric Co NA 2 in Hillsborough ranks first at 67.2/100, followed by OZ Miami-Dade in Miami-Dade at 66.4.
Which Florida counties have the best greenfield sites?
The top 25 greenfield sites in Florida are concentrated in Miami-Dade (7), Hillsborough (6), Orange (4) and Polk (3).
How does Florida score for datacenters overall?
All 4,344 scored sites in Florida average 56.0/100 DC Readiness, the 10th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on greenfield sites and Florida
- All datacenter sites in Florida· 4,344 sites
- Greenfield datacenter sites nationwide· 18,112 sites
- Industrial sites in Florida· 1,688 sites
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Florida· 1,539 sites
- Former Mine sites in Florida· 181 sites
- Federal Excess sites in Florida· 124 sites
- Brownfield sites in Florida· 21 sites
Greenfield sites in other states
- Greenfield sites in Texas· 1,276 sites
- Greenfield sites in Pennsylvania· 973 sites
- Greenfield sites in California· 941 sites
- Greenfield sites in Illinois· 913 sites
- Greenfield sites in Michigan· 719 sites
- Greenfield sites in Ohio· 680 sites
- Greenfield sites in Kentucky· 640 sites
- Greenfield sites in Iowa· 634 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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, “Greenfield datacenter sites in Florida”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/greenfield/florida (data as of November 12, 2026).
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