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EC FFE Claiborne Parish

Greenfield

Claiborne County, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
46.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC FFE Claiborne Parish is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Claiborne County, Louisiana, scoring 46.3/100 DC Readiness — 3rd of 3 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC 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 rate0.11¢/kWh
UtilityENTERGY LOUISIANA LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MWLarge-load contracts with dedicated generation (Meta Richland Parish) · 15 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth120
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
IXP distance48.9 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage0.1%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance220.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactClaiborne Parish County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score42/100
Construction cost index159.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
DC distance48.9 mi
Nearest rail4.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route2.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.40¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.13¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,379

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 + 2 nearby

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

EC FFE Claiborne Parish ranks 3rd of 3 scored candidate sites in Claiborne County. Its 46.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 48.6. It is about 13% below the Louisiana average of 53.1 and about 13% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Louisiana average, its strongest sub-score is water (89 vs 87) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (5 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 Claiborne Parish to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1 at 48.9 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1, 48.9 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC FFE Claiborne 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. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Claiborne 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%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
5
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
42
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
17
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Claiborne Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116916Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs52.7
Former Fred's Discount StoreIndustrial——4.3 yrs46.8

EC FFE Claiborne Parish: common questions

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

EC FFE Claiborne Parish scores 46.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 3rd of 3 scored sites in Claiborne County. The Claiborne County average is 48.6 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves EC FFE Claiborne Parish?

ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.

What grid region is EC FFE Claiborne Parish in?

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

Is EC FFE Claiborne 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 Claiborne Parish?

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

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

The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1, about 48.9 miles away; 3 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 Claiborne Parish, Claiborne County, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/claiborne-county/ec-ffe-claiborne-parish-e5478ea5 (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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