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Datacenter Sites in Cameron Parish, Louisiana

Cameron Parish has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.5/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 850 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Cameron Parish, Louisiana has 17 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 47.5/100 DC Readiness, about 11% below the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 30th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 58th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 30fd29d1 at 49.1/100.

17
Candidate sites
47.5/100
Avg DC Readiness
850 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 17 in Cameron Parish

Site-selection context for Cameron Parish

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Datacenter tax incentive
13.48¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.80¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$2,737
Land price / acre
2,700
Cooling degree days
1,700
Heating degree days
67°F
Mean annual temp

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

How does Cameron Parish compare with other counties in Louisiana?

By number of scored sites, Cameron Parish ranks 30th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 1.0% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 47.5/100 ranks 58th in the state and is about 11% below the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 1896th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 0 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Cameron Parish?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (17, 100% of the county's inventory). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.

What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Cameron Parish?

Industrial electricity averages 9.80¢/kWh and commercial 13.48¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 3 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 67°F. Land is valued around $2,737 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Cameron Parish

Top datacenter sites in Cameron Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116204Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.1
TAP142454Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.1
TAP142457Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.1
UNKNOWN116207Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.0
UNKNOWN116198Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs49.0
UNKNOWN116203Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.8
UNKNOWN116528Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.3
UNKNOWN116197Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.1
UNKNOWN116196Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.1
RISER142451Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.0
TAP142453Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.0
UNKNOWN116200Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs48.0
TAP170004Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs47.2
UNKNOWN170006Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs44.8
UNKNOWN116202Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs44.8
TAP170005Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs44.8
UNKNOWN170007Substation-Adjacent69 kV50 MW4.3 yrs43.9

Every scored site in Cameron Parish

All 17 sites, best first.

Cameron Parish datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Cameron Parish?

17 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 47.5/100 DC Readiness. That is the 30th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Cameron Parish?

Substation-Adjacent site · 30fd29d1 scores 49.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 17 scored sites in Cameron Parish (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Cameron Parish offer datacenter tax incentives?

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

What is the natural-hazard risk in Cameron Parish?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cameron Parish as "Very High" (score 58).

What are industrial electricity rates in Cameron Parish?

Average industrial electricity is 9.80¢/kWh and commercial is 13.48¢/kWh in Cameron Parish.

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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, “Datacenter candidate sites in Cameron Parish, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/cameron-parish (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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