Clewiston Sugar House

Brownfield

Hendry County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

Clewiston Sugar House is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Hendry County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 56.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 41 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity41 MW
Utility commercial rate0.15¢/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 IXPTelxius Boca Raton DC
IXP distance55.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage20.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance449.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerUnited States Sugar Corp
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usebiomass
Existing capacity41 MW
Retirement date2017-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteUS SUGAR CORP
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index76.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterT-Mobile Everglades MSO Data Center
DC distance55.4 mi
Nearest rail0.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route49.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity15.01¢/kWh
Industrial electricity11.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$4,646

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%
28
Speed to power15%
57
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
66
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
72
Construction cost3%
86
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Clewiston Sugar House
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (ANDYTOWN - ORANGE RIVER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs65.1
HICPOCHEESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs63.6
Greenfield (ANDYTOWN - ORANGE RIVER)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs62.9
UNKNOWN108515Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.6
Greenfield (CORBETT - ALVA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs62.5
Greenfield (TAP141798 - ORANGETREE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs62.4
CITY OF CLEWISTONSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs62.4
Greenfield (TAP141798 - ORANGETREE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs62.1

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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