Louis Doc Bonin

Brownfield

Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana · Lafayette Utilities System

Legacy capacity
341
MW

Louis Doc Bonin is a natural gas plant in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, retired 2017-04-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 341 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 usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity341 MW
Retirement date2017-04-01
EIA plant ID#1443

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.5 mi
OperatorLafayette Utilities System
Operator address1120 Walker Road, Lafayette, LA, 70506
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas 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 Louis Doc Bonin, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Louis Doc Bonin
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
WELLSSubstation-AdjacentLASt. Landry Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs69.8
WEBRESubstation-AdjacentLAPointe Coupee Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs69.4
ELKSSubstation-AdjacentLALafayette Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.8
BEADLESubstation-AdjacentLALafayette Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.8
PONT DES MOUTONSubstation-AdjacentLALafayette Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.2
WEST FORKSubstation-AdjacentLASt. Landry Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.7
UNKNOWN115763Substation-AdjacentLALafayette Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN116010Substation-AdjacentLALafayette Parish230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs65.5

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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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