Sterlington

Brownfield

Sterlington, Ouachita, Louisiana · Entergy Louisiana LLC

Legacy capacity
415
MW

Sterlington is a natural gas plant in Sterlington, Ouachita, Louisiana, retired 2019-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 415 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 capacity415 MW
Retirement date2019-01-01
EIA plant ID#1404

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.3 mi
OperatorEntergy Louisiana LLC
Operator addressPO Box 647, Sterlington, LA, 71280
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 Sterlington, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Sterlington
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SterlingtonBrownfieldLAOuachita415 MW68.5
STERLINGTONSubstation-AdjacentLAMorehouse Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs66.1
Greenfield (BAXTER WILSON - STERLINGTON)GreenfieldLAMorehouse Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs64.1
Greenfield (BAXTER WILSON - STERLINGTON)GreenfieldLAMorehouse Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs64.0
Greenfield (BAXTER WILSON - STERLINGTON)GreenfieldLARichland Parish500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs63.9
UNKNOWN116944Substation-AdjacentLAOuachita Parish115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN116932Substation-AdjacentLAOuachita Parish115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN116887Substation-AdjacentLAOuachita Parish115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.2

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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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