Franklin (LA)
BrownfieldFranklin, St Mary, Louisiana · Cleco Power LLC
Franklin (LA) is a natural gas plant in Franklin, St Mary, Louisiana, retired 2015-10-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 10 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
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby brownfield & retired-generation sites
A proximity screen of other retired-plant, contaminated, and EPA-flagged sites near Franklin (LA) — the environmental neighborhood, ranked by legacy grid capacity.
| Site | Former use | Legacy MW | Distance | Cleanup status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teche | natural gas plant | 426 | 0.0 mi | — |
| Morgan City | natural gas plant | 70 | 23.1 mi | — |
| Enterprise Sugar Factory | former biomass site | 2 | 12.3 mi | — |
Derived from GridCensus's retired-generator & EPA brownfield dataset. Not a substitute for an ASTM E1527 Phase I environmental radius report.
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Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Franklin (LA), ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Near Willow Glen | Greenfield | LA | Iberville | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 60.0 |
| UNKNOWN115763 | Substation-Adjacent | LA | Lafayette Parish | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.8 yrs | 59.4 |
| OZ Iberia | Greenfield | LA | Iberia | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 58.5 |
| OZ Iberia | Greenfield | LA | Iberia | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 58.5 |
| EC Near Rodemacher | Greenfield | LA | Lafayette | — | — | 1.4 yrs | 58.0 |
| TAP149895 | Substation-Adjacent | LA | St. Mary Parish | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.8 yrs | 57.6 |
| BAYOU VISTA | Substation-Adjacent | LA | St. Mary Parish | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.8 yrs | 57.5 |
| UNKNOWN111873 | Substation-Adjacent | LA | St. Mary Parish | 138 kV | 100 MW | 2.8 yrs | 57.2 |
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Dataset updated . 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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