Big Cajun 2

Brownfield

New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana · Louisiana Generating LLC

Legacy capacity

730

Big Cajun 2 is a coal plant in New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 730 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usecoal plant

Site typeretired_plant

Existing capacity730 MW

EIA plant ID#6055

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.8 mi

OperatorLouisiana Generating LLC

Operator address10431 Cajun 2 Road - Hwy 981, New Roads, LA, 70760

Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a coal plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Big Cajun 2, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Big Cajun 2
Site	Type	State	County	Voltage	Capacity	Queue wait	Score
OAK VILLA	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.8
UNKNOWN112497	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.7
EXXON	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.7
DOWNTOWN	Substation-Adjacent	LA	West Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.6
PORT ALLEN (LA)	Substation-Adjacent	LA	West Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.5
LOUISIANA 2	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.5
UNKNOWN112667	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.4
HARELSON	Substation-Adjacent	LA	East Baton Rouge Parish	230 kV	300 MW	1.4 yrs	72.4

Nearby internet exchanges

DartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1Baton Rouge, LA · 4 networks
Venyu BTR1Baton Rouge, LA · 2 networks
DartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR2Baton Rouge, LA · 1 networks

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Dataset updated March 2026. Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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