UF Research Computing Center
2060 Northeast Waldo Road · Gainesville, Alachua County, FL
Source: OpenStreetMap
UF Research Computing Center is a mapped data center in Alachua County, FL. DataCentersExposed has documented a 36,370 sq ft footprint at this site.
Reporting by Eric Keller · Updated Jun 14, 2026
Overview
source: linkThe UF Research Computing Center is a mapped University of Florida data center in Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, with a reported footprint of 36,370 square feet. It draws power from Gainesville Regional Utilities inside the GVL balancing authority. Available records do not detail a separate operator or corporate parent beyond the university.
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- Environmental public comment open for planned Microsoft data center near GainesvilleInsideNoVa.com· Jul 14, 2026
- Prince William Board Rejects Dulles South Data Center Proposal in GainesvillePotomac Local News· Jul 8, 2026
- UPDATE: Digital Gateway data center project dies after final developer drops appealInsideNoVa.com· Jul 2, 2026
- Manassas stop added to state Senate president's 'listening tour' on data center tax breakPrince William Times· Jun 14, 2026
- Affinius, Corscale JV Lands $975M Refi for NoVa Data CenterCommercialSearch· Jun 10, 2026
- Blue Owl Provides $975M Recap of Northern Virginia Data Center DevelopmentCommercial Observer· Jun 9, 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
- Reported withdrawal34.7K gpd2010 · groundwater · matched by location (345 m, medium confidence) · source
- Reported withdrawal30.9K gpd2010 · groundwater · matched by location (302 m, medium confidence) · source
Location-matched records come from state withdrawal reporting, which redacts owner names in the public release. A nearby withdrawal point is circumstantial evidence — the distance and confidence shown are part of the claim.
EPA permits & violations
source: EPA ECHONo reported violations as of last sync.
Air quality near this site
source: AirNowAir Quality Index from the nearest AirNow reporting area (Gainesville), as of 2026-06-10. Regional context — not this facility's own emissions.
Who lives nearby
source: Census ACS 2023Demographics of the census tract this facility sits in (American Community Survey 5-year estimates). Environmental-justice context for who bears the local impacts.
Nearest school
source: HIFLD / NCESThe nearest public school, Boulware Springs Charter in Gainesville, is 0.5 mi from this site (158 students). 7 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.