John R Kelly

Brownfield

Alachua, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
71.8
Excellent / 100

John R Kelly is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Alachua, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 71.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 143 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.0 mi
Available capacity143 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPScaleMatrix Jacksonville Data Center US-South 02
IXP distance59.2 mi
Fiber providers12
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance280.5 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity143 MW
Retirement date2021-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteGRU JOHN R KELLY GENERATING STATION
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index75.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterUF Research Computing Center
DC distance2.2 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.69¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.05¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$8,209
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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%
68
Speed to power15%
71
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
97
Water risk8%
85
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
66
Construction cost3%
87
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near John R Kelly
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
ARCHERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs71.3
JOHN KELLYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs69.9
PARKERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs69.1
KANAPAHASubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.6
JOHN R KELLYSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.6
UNKNOWN152760Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.4
SPRINGHILLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.4
HAWTHORNESubstation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.2

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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