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EC FFE Madison Parish

Greenfield

Madison Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
53.5
Fair / 100

At a glance

EC FFE Madison Parish is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Madison Parish, Louisiana, scoring 53.5/100 DC Readiness — 2nd of 4 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 IXPVenyu BTR1
IXP distance132.2 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage21.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance324.6 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactMadison Parish County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usefossil fuel employment

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 index38.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon Web Services
DC distance61.4 mi
Nearest rail3.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
Nearest fiber route121.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.88¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,764

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 + 3 nearby

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How does EC FFE Madison Parish compare with other sites in Madison Parish?

EC FFE Madison Parish ranks 2nd of 4 scored candidate sites in Madison Parish. Its 53.5/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 52.0. 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 (91 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 FFE Madison Parish to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Venyu BTR1 at 132.2 miles. 3 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon Web Services, 61.4 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC FFE Madison Parish?

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 Madison 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%
53
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk7%
91
Natural hazard6%
17
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
100
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC FFE Madison Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Greenfield (BAXTER WILSON - STERLINGTON)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN116939Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN116938 - UNKNOWN116939)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs45.9

EC FFE Madison Parish: common questions

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

EC FFE Madison Parish scores 53.5/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 2nd of 4 scored sites in Madison Parish. The Madison Parish average is 52.0 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.

Which electric utility serves EC FFE Madison 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 Madison Parish in?

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

Is EC FFE Madison Parish 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 FFE Madison Parish?

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

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

The nearest internet exchange facility is Venyu BTR1, about 132.2 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 Madison Parish, Madison Parish, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/madison-parish/ec-ffe-madison-parish-83cffad3 (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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