Morgan City

Brownfield

Assumption County, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
55.6
Good / 100

Morgan City is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Assumption County, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 55.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 70 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity70 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 distance52.7 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage3.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance393.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerMorgan City - (LA)
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity70 MW
Retirement date2015-06-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteLEPA MORGAN CITY STEAM POWER PLT
Hazard sub-score17/100
Construction cost index82.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance49.5 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.7 mi
Nearest fiber route172.6 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.21¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.99¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,251

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%
31
Speed to power15%
45
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
89
Natural hazard8%
17
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
74
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
91
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Assumption County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Morgan City
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN115469Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs62.7
GIBSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs60.0
RAMOSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs57.4
OZ AssumptionGreenfield1.4 yrs56.5
Greenfield (THIBODAUX - UNKNOWN175668)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs53.9
EC Near Morgan CityGreenfield1.4 yrs53.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN115465 - GIBSON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs53.2
EC Near Morgan CityGreenfield1.4 yrs52.8

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.

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