Data centers and new power in Calhoun County, FL

74 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Calhoun County, FL — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 4.2 years. 4 projects are built, 10 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Calhoun County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Calhoun County

Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Calhoun County right now.

74 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
1 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 60,000 homes use.
574 MW
has actually been built
4 projects switched on so far.
4.2 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 27%
  • Still waiting 7%
  • Withdrawn 67%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Calhoun County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Solar 100%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

15 requests ever filed
Pending applications
1
of 15 ever filed
Capacity queued
74 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
574 MW
4 projects connected
Built vs decided
28.6%
10 withdrawn
Median wait
4.2 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
820 MW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by FPL. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

Outcome of every request filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built4574 MW26.7%
Still waiting174 MW6.7%
Withdrawn101.3 GW66.7%
Paused0—0.0%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Solar174 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
FERCFERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses
Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70…
No date published yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution
A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed.
No date published yetconfirmed source

A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.

The biggest projects on file

top 15 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
348ASolar350 MWcompleted2018-06FPL
IC-712Solar350 MWwithdrawn2018-06SOCO
613Batteries300 MWwithdrawn2024-01FPL
614Batteries200 MWwithdrawn2024-01FPL
IC-669Solar75 MWwithdrawn2018-01SOCO
IC-599Solar75 MWwithdrawn2017-02SOCO
360ASolar74 MWcompleted2018-10FPL
366ASolar74 MWcompleted2019-02FPL
367ASolar74 MWcompleted2019-06FPL
489Solar74 MWactive2022-08FPL
IC-744Solar74 MWwithdrawn2018-10SOCO
IC-745Solar74 MWwithdrawn2018-10SOCO
IC-631Solar54 MWwithdrawn2017-04SOCO
IC-656Solar50 MWwithdrawn—SOCO
380DSolar20 MWwithdrawn2020-02FPL

How Calhoun County compares

#1149 in the US · #36 in FL

Calhoun County ranks #1149 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #36 of 48 in Florida.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Hendry County403.0 GW
Miami-Dade County32.7 GW
Osceola County92.0 GW
St. Lucie County241.8 GW
DeSoto County161.2 GW
Collier County151.1 GW
Charlotte County141.0 GW
Martin County141.0 GW

Common questions about power in Calhoun County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in Calhoun County, FL?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Calhoun County is 4.2 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 4 projects in Calhoun County have reached energization and 10 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Calhoun County, FL?

74 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 574 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

Is Calhoun County, FL a good site for a data center?

This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Florida policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Calhoun County — FPL — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on Calhoun County

The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.

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