Indian River County, Florida · SERC

DC Readiness
67.6
Good / 100

BABCOCK is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Indian River County, Florida, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 67.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.6 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBABCOCK
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 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 IXPSD Data Center
IXP distance20.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage43.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance361.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerDefilippo Charles
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)1.20
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index73.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterSD Data Center
DC distance20.2 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route55.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (55)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.74¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days3,500
Heating degree days700
Land price / acre$6,645

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%
69
Energy cost10%
89
Water risk8%
76
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
44
Construction cost3%
89
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near BABCOCK
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN120592Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN108560Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN124069Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN108524Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.6 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN167568Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs66.8
Greenfield (POINSETT - UNKNOWN167568)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs66.8
Greenfield (POINSETT - UNKNOWN167568)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW3.6 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN108585Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW3.6 yrs66.4

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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