Hillwood Seeks Permit for Data Center in Auburndale, Florida
Hillwood Development Company has applied for a building permit to convert two existing buildings on 75 acres in Auburndale into a data center. A separate 13-acre site at 324 Recker Highway is being marketed for a 40-megawatt data center near the Osprey Energy Center and a redundant 230-kilovolt interconnection.
Hillwood Development Company filed a building-permit application for a planned data center in two existing buildings on a 75-acre property in Auburndale, Florida. The proposal reflects growing data center and high-intensity industrial interest along the Interstate 4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando.
A 13-acre property at 324 Recker Highway is also being marketed as a 40-megawatt powered data center or industrial site, with potential access to a redundant 230-kilovolt interconnection near the 540-megawatt Osprey Energy Center and its substation. The article does not identify a confirmed operator for that site or report a final government approval.