LaO Energy Systems

Brownfield

Iberville Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
71.8
Excellent / 100

LaO Energy Systems is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 71.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 715 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.9 mi
Available capacity715 MW
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1
IXP distance11.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance369.0 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity715 MW
Retirement date2024-12-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteTHE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index93.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance7.1 mi
Nearest rail0.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
70
Speed to power15%
64
Fiber connectivity12%
87
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LaO Energy Systems
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN149836Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs72.9
PLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.2
UNKNOWN112489Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.8
PLAQUEMINESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN115494Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN115492Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN112500Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN115462Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs64.0

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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