Greenfield (WILLOW GLEN (500KV) - WATERFOR)

Greenfield

Ascension Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
61.2
Good / 100

Greenfield (WILLOW GLEN (500KV) - WATERFOR) is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 61.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationWILLOW GLEN (500KV)
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1
IXP distance27.4 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage94.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance396.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC
Hazard sub-score7/100
Construction cost index103.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVenyu BTR1
DC distance27.5 mi
Nearest rail0.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.4 mi
Nearest fiber route148.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.02¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.11¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$5,985
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Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
72
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
7
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
61
Construction cost3%
64
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Greenfield (WILLOW GLEN (500KV) - WATERFOR)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112507Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN112514Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN115491Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN161921Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN112523Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.9
UNKNOWN115481Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.5
UNKNOWN111880Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN115489Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.6

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.

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