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EC FFE Caddo Parish

Greenfield

Caddo County, Louisiana · SPP

DC Readiness
57.4
Good / 100

At a glance

EC FFE Caddo Parish is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Caddo County, Louisiana, scoring 57.4/100 DC Readiness — 41st of 111 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SPP grid region and the SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA E M C service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTHWEST LOUISIANA E M Ccooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSPP
Queue depth5
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate16%
Withdrawal rate84%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
IXP distance9.1 mi
Fiber providers11
Fiber coverage50.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance170.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactCaddo Parish County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (30/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteBILLYS AIR CONDITIONING
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index79.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
DC distance9.1 mi
Nearest rail0.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route59.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.50¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.11¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$4,525

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

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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How does EC FFE Caddo Parish compare with other sites in Caddo County?

EC FFE Caddo Parish ranks 41st of 111 scored candidate sites in Caddo County. Its 57.4/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.5. It is roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.

Against the Louisiana average, its strongest sub-score is speed to power (56 vs 50) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (37 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC FFE Caddo Parish to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1 at 9.1 miles. 11 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1, 9.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC FFE Caddo Parish?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. A Superfund site is nearby (BILLYS AIR CONDITIONING). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Caddo County "Very High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
56
Fiber connectivity12%
37
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
32
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
85
Land / acreage3%
63
Construction cost3%
84
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Caddo Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SOUTHWEST SHREVEPORTSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.5
LONGWOODSubstation-Adjacent345 kV600 MW4.3 yrs65.0
ARSENAL HILLSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.4
EDWARDS STREETSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.4
FORT HUMBUGSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.3
MC WILLIESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.2
EC Near LiebermanGreenfield——4.3 yrs60.5
LINWOODSubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW4.3 yrs60.3

EC FFE Caddo Parish: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC FFE Caddo Parish?

EC FFE Caddo Parish scores 57.4/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 41st of 111 scored sites in Caddo County. The Caddo County average is 56.5 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves EC FFE Caddo Parish?

SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA E M C (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC FFE Caddo Parish in?

EC FFE Caddo Parish is in the SPP region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC FFE Caddo Parish in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC FFE Caddo Parish?

Parcel records list the owner as ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC (private land).

How far is EC FFE Caddo Parish from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1, about 9.1 miles away; 11 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC FFE Caddo Parish, Caddo County, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/caddo-county/ec-ffe-caddo-parish-069f6c18 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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