Skip to content
Gridcensus

RICHARD

Substation-Adjacent

Acadia Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
62.6
Good / 100

RICHARD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 62.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 2.8 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationRICHARD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
UtilityENTERGY LOUISIANA LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MWLarge-load contracts with dedicated generation (Meta Richland Parish) · 15 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 2.8 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth120
Avg queue wait2.8 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPVenyu BTR1
IXP distance76.9 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage64.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score42/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance73.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.54¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.16¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,046
See all datacenter sites in Acadia Parish →

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

Site location

◆ Loading map…
≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Get alerts

Track RICHARD

Get an email when its DC-readiness score, available capacity, or interconnection-queue status changes.

No spam. Just the alerts you asked for.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power20%
48
Fiber connectivity12%
68
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Acadia Parish, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near RICHARD
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (NELSON - RICHARD)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW6.9 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN112417Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN112459Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN112460Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN116266Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN116078Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN112457Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs54.0
UNKNOWN112455Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.8

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

Go deeper than the public screen

This page shows a public slice of the GridCensus dataset for RICHARD, Acadia Parish. Pro and Enterprise plans unlock the full 147,272-site catalog, raw sub-scores, parcel ownership, interconnection-queue detail, saved searches, and programmatic API access.

See plans & API accessTalk to us