BluBroadband Shell Ave
Fort Walton Beach, FL
Source: Primary source
BluBroadband Shell Ave is a mapped data center in FL.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 17, 2026
Overview
source: linkBluBroadband ISP — colocation facility (1 networks present). Source: PeeringDB.
Grid & water — why here
source: HIFLD · EPAThe closest existing grid infrastructure and the municipal water system this location sits in — the same constraints the buildout model screens on (it won't site a campus more than ~2 km from a substation or ~5 km from municipal water). Distances are straight-line to public HIFLD/EPA features, not a metered connection.
In the news
source: Google News- News 5 NOW at 12:35pm (Thursday) | June 11, 2026 (Video)Spot On Alabama· Jun 11, 2026
- Columbia will take at least 1 year to develop data center permit rulesColumbia Daily Tribune· May 22, 2026
- Why four Florida hyperscale data centers are running into oppositionTallahassee Democrat· Apr 30, 2026
- Former Destin Wendy's employee pleads guilty to stealing customer payment card info on jobWEAR-TV· Apr 29, 2026
- Leading AI company 'Applied Intuition' opens location in Fort Walton BeachWEAR-TV· Jan 21, 2026
- Big Bend girls basketball power rankings: Teams build momentum late in seasonTallahassee Democrat· Jan 20, 2026
Tax breaks & subsidies
source: Good Jobs First / GASB 77No per-deal tax break is linked to this site yet. No state discloses the recipient of a data-center abatement at the facility level, so per-site deals are rare in the public record. If you have a development agreement or board resolution for this site, send it to us.
Water use
No public record of this facility's water use. We check state withdrawal reporting for self-supplied sites; municipally supplied sites only become visible through a public-records request to the local water utility — a per-facility request tool is coming. If you have a utility document for this site, send it to us.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Okaloosa Virtual Instruction Program in Fort Walton Beach, is 0.5 mi from this site (13 students). 3 public schools sit within a mile of the site.
Schools are sensitive receptors for the noise, backup-generator exhaust, and traffic a large data center brings. Straight-line distance to the nearest public school (HIFLD/NCES, US public schools only).
Hearings timeline
No public-hearing records linked to this site yet. We surface planning-commission and board-of-supervisors dates when a record names a facility. If you know of a hearing on this site, tell us.