Hardee, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
64.8
Good / 100

VANDOLAH is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Hardee, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationVANDOLAH
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.6 yrs
Recent queue wait3.3 yrs
Completion rate26%
Withdrawal rate74%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPLawton Information Services, LLC
IXP distance38.8 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage18.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance416.4 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability65.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Cultivated Crops

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index60.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterLawton Information Services, LLC
DC distance38.8 mi
Nearest rail1.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
Nearest fiber route98.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.13¢/kWh
Industrial electricity15.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$6,616

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%
78
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
18
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
81
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
65
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
60
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near VANDOLAH
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
VANDOLAH POWER STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs68.8
MIDULLA GENERATING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs66.8
HARDEE POWER STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs66.2
Brownfield SiteBrownfield1,560 MW3.6 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN153224Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.8
PolkBrownfield1,859 MW3.6 yrs65.7
UNKNOWN120311Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs65.3
Greenfield (AVON PARK - FORT MEADE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.9

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.

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