Highlands County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
61.4
Good / 100

SOUTH CAPE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Highlands County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSOUTH CAPE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPACW Winter Haven
IXP distance59.7 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage13.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance424.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerFLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Pasture/Hay

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score45/100
Construction cost index66.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterACW Winter Haven
DC distance59.7 mi
Nearest rail9.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
Nearest fiber route71.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.55¢/kWh
Industrial electricity14.52¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$5,657

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%
58
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
25
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
45
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
46
Construction cost3%
95
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near SOUTH CAPE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
FISHEATING CREEKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs66.2
AVON PARKSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.4
Greenfield (FISHEATING CREEK - AVON PARK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs64.0
Greenfield (FISHEATING CREEK - AVON PARK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs62.5
EC Near Avon ParkGreenfield3.6 yrs61.6
EC Near PhillipsGreenfield3.6 yrs60.7
EC Near Dinner LakeGreenfield3.6 yrs60.6
EC Near Avon ParkGreenfield3.6 yrs59.8

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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