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EC Near Plaquemine

Greenfield

Iberville Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
51.9
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC Near Plaquemine is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, scoring 51.9/100 DC Readiness — 31st of 34 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 rate0.13¢/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 Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1
IXP distance19.2 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage51.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance363.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactIberville County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score17/100
Construction cost index97.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance14.6 mi
Nearest rail7.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route143.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$2,562

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 Plaquemine compare with other sites in Iberville Parish?

EC Near Plaquemine ranks 31st of 34 scored candidate sites in Iberville Parish. Its 51.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.3. 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 water (88 vs 87) and its weakest is natural hazard (17 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 Plaquemine to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1 at 19.2 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Center for Computation & Technology (CCT), 14.6 miles away.

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

The site is in FEMA flood zone A, 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. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Iberville Parish "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%
69
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
17
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Iberville Parish, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC Near Plaquemine
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN149836Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN112489Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN115474Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN112486Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN115495Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN112493Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.1
PLAQUEMINESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN115462Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.8

EC Near Plaquemine: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Plaquemine?

EC Near Plaquemine scores 51.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 31st of 34 scored sites in Iberville Parish. The Iberville Parish average is 57.3 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves EC Near Plaquemine?

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 Plaquemine in?

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

Is EC Near Plaquemine in a flood zone?

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

Who owns EC Near Plaquemine?

Parcel records list the owner as ENTERGY GULF STATES - LA LLC (private land).

How far is EC Near Plaquemine from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1, about 19.2 miles away; 7 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 Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/iberville-parish/ec-near-plaquemine-83736d4b (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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