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EC Near Formosa Plastics

Greenfield

East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
56.5
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near Formosa Plastics is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, scoring 56.5/100 DC Readiness — 49th of 173 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 rate0.12¢/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 IXPVenyu BTR1
IXP distance11.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage74.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance359.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactEast Baton Rouge County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintLow (25/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score27/100
Construction cost index97.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVenyu BTR1
DC distance11.4 mi
Nearest rail1.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.6 mi
Nearest fiber route135.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.88¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$8,027

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 Near Formosa Plastics compare with other sites in East Baton Rouge County?

EC Near Formosa Plastics ranks 49th of 173 scored candidate sites in East Baton Rouge County. Its 56.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 55.9. 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 fiber connectivity (86 vs 69) and its weakest is natural hazard (27 vs 40). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near Formosa Plastics to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Venyu BTR1 at 11.4 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Venyu BTR1, 11.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Formosa Plastics?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. 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 East Baton Rouge 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%
86
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
27
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in East Baton Rouge County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Near Formosa Plastics
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAK VILLASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.7
HAZELSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.7
UNKNOWN112497Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN111776Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.1
DELMONTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.8
ESSOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.8
EXXONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.8
HARELSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.7

EC Near Formosa Plastics: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Formosa Plastics?

EC Near Formosa Plastics scores 56.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 49th of 173 scored sites in East Baton Rouge County. The East Baton Rouge County average is 55.9 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Formosa Plastics?

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 Near Formosa Plastics in?

EC Near Formosa Plastics is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near Formosa Plastics in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone AE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.

Who owns EC Near Formosa Plastics?

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

How far is EC Near Formosa Plastics from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Venyu BTR1, about 11.4 miles away; 8 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 Near Formosa Plastics, East Baton Rouge County, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/east-baton-rouge-county/ec-near-formosa-plastics-8e70dfd0 (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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