Datacenter Sites in Orleans County, Louisiana
Orleans County has 126 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.0/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 8,681 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Orleans County, Louisiana has 126 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 56.0/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 2nd of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 8th by average score. The top-scoring site is MICHOUD STATION at 66.5/100.
Site-selection context for Orleans County
Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.
How does Orleans County compare with other counties in Louisiana?
By number of scored sites, Orleans County ranks 2nd of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 7.2% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 56.0/100 ranks 8th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 232nd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 43 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Orleans County?
Industrial sites are the most common (71, 56% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (37) and greenfield (14). Site type reflects how the parcel was identified — next to a substation, on a former mine or brownfield, on industrial or federal excess land — and is scored on the same 14 factors either way.
What are power cost, hazard, water and fiber conditions in Orleans County?
Industrial electricity averages 6.82¢/kWh and commercial 10.43¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 7 fiber providers report service in the county. The climate runs 2,700 cooling degree days a year with a mean temperature of 67°F. Land is valued around $44,661 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Orleans County
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHOUD STATION | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.5 |
| DELTA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| UNKNOWN112652 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.2 |
| DERBIGNY | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| UNKNOWN113056 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| BEHRMAN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| TAP161923 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| TAP143186 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.0 |
| TAP143183 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
| JOLIET | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.9 |
| TAP167047 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| RISER143180 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| UNKNOWN111924 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| PAUGER | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| RISER143181 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| PONTCHARTRAIN PARK | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| TRICOU | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 63.0 |
| UNKNOWN112648 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| PARIS | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| ARABI | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.9 |
| TAP143178 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.8 |
| UNKNOWN112664 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.7 |
| OZ Orleans | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 62.7 |
| LAKESHORE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
| OAKVILLE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 62.5 |
Every scored site in Orleans County
All 126 sites, best first.
- MICHOUD STATION · 66.5
- DELTA · 64.2
- Substation-Adjacent site · db1e3717 · 64.2
- DERBIGNY · 64.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · 831f8b2b · 64.1
- Substation-Adjacent site · 161d5b4b · 64.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 6b04a003 · 64.0
- BEHRMAN · 64.0
- JOLIET · 63.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 99919055 · 63.9
- PAUGER · 63.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · c9a1e884 · 63.0
- PONTCHARTRAIN PARK · 63.0
- TRICOU · 63.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 505cbb2c · 63.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 665c3b36 · 63.0
- Substation-Adjacent site · 71d6194f · 63.0
- PARIS · 62.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 94c780f2 · 62.9
- ARABI · 62.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 9bd1b283 · 62.8
- Substation-Adjacent site · 2209d0aa · 62.7
- OZ Orleans · 842aa43d · 62.7
- LAKESHORE · 62.5
- OAKVILLE · 62.5
- CURRAN · 62.3
- OZ Orleans · a4f92eac · 62.2
- OZ Orleans · 14d55478 · 61.5
- EC Near New Orleans · 4f20db38 · 61.3
- OZ Orleans · d76f89f6 · 61.0
- New Orleans · 59.8
- GRETNA · 59.7
- Substation-Adjacent site · 9b0d6e09 · 59.7
- HOLIDAY · 59.5
- HARVEY · 59.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · d20e3c17 · 58.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · 7d4734f2 · 58.3
- SHERWOOD FOREST · 58.2
- Substation-Adjacent site · 39d783a1 · 58.0
- GENTILLY ROAD · 57.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 8f5897f2 · 57.9
- NASA · 57.9
- Substation-Adjacent site · 61d409ff · 55.9
- David Drive Incinerator (Trash/Recycling) · 53.8
- Lincoln Beach · 53.8
- 643 Seguin St. · 53.8
- Dillard University Property · 53.8
- 1200 S Broad Street · 53.8
- Dixon Tomato · 53.8
- 711 S. Prieur St · 53.8
- 3101 Erato Street · 53.8
- 1700-24 Oretha Castle · 53.8
- Algiers Newton Street · 53.8
- Former Glazier Liquor Warehouse · 53.8
- Falstaff Property · 53.8
- Parcel 4; Abandoned Railroad Spur · 53.7
- 3327 Chartres Street · 53.7
- Central City/Saratoga · 53.7
- 2032 Lapeyrouse St · 53.7
- 3317 Chartres Street · 53.7
- Frey Meat Packing Facility · 53.7
- American Can Co · 53.7
- 2100 Seventh Street · 53.7
- Vacant Government Building · 53.7
- Garden on Marais · 53.7
- 1250 N. Claiborne Ave. · 53.7
- Notel, Inc. · 53.7
- 600 North Broad Street · 53.7
- Frey Meat Packing Facility Parking Lot · 53.7
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 2 · 53.6
- St. Margaret's at Mercy / Former Lindy Boggs Medical Center · 53.6
- 1441 Poland Avenue · 53.6
- Former Holy Cross School · 53.6
- Bayou Treme Center · 53.6
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 6 · 53.6
- EC Near Michoud · 1fb83b09 · 53.6
- 4100 S. Claiborne Ave. · 53.6
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 3 · 53.6
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 5 · 53.6
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 4 · 53.6
- Faubourg Treme Housing Site No. 1 · 53.6
- Algiers Incinerator · 53.6
- Former Schwegmann's · 53.5
- Henry's Texaco Station · 53.5
- EC Near A B Paterson · 791bbce1 · 53.3
- EC Near New Orleans · 1754dec3 · 53.2
- EC Near Michoud · 4f0c8e61 · 53.1
- 4500 Florida Ave · 52.8
- 4501 North Miro · 52.8
- EC Near Michoud · 456fbf74 · 52.8
- 3400 Tulane Ave · 52.8
- Youth Study Center · 52.8
- 1025 Charbonnet · 52.7
- 5901 Chartres Street · 52.7
- 1041 St. Maurice St. · 52.7
- 3666 France Rd · 52.7
- Apple Street Closed Service Station · 9d74e199 · 52.7
- 3410 Jourdan Road · 52.7
- McDonogh 19 School Site · 52.7
- EC Near Michoud · efea2651 · 52.7
- 5600 Magazine St · 52.7
- Former Lindy Boggs Mercy Medical Center/Mercy Hospital · 52.7
- 6000 Terminal Road · 52.7
- 3855 France Road · 52.7
- 5800 St. Claude Avenue · 52.7
- Apple Street Closed Service Station · 0ed285b7 · 52.7
- 7300 Jourdan Road · 52.6
- 4350 Jourdan Rd · 52.6
- 6500 Terminal · 52.6
- 6000 Jourdan Road · 52.6
- Mine Site · 7b313c8f · 52.5
- EC Near Michoud · 7c4b00be · 52.5
- 8200 Chef Menteur Hwy · 52.5
- Mine Site · 01195f83 · 52.4
- EC Near A B Paterson · 0536dc64 · 52.2
- 10600 Old Gentilly Rd · 52.1
- Old Post Office NO East · 52.1
- Former Renaissance Retirement Community/ Motel · 52.1
- Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corp. · 52.0
- MQVN Urban Farm · 52.0
- 3201 France Road · 51.9
- 14100 Hayne Blvd. · 51.8
- EC Near Michoud · 1049a507 · 51.7
- Beacon Light Church · 51.7
- Mine Site · 02bf7774 · 51.6
- Powers Junction · 51.4
Orleans County datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Orleans County?
126 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 56.0/100 DC Readiness. That is the 2nd-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Orleans County?
MICHOUD STATION scores 66.5/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 126 scored sites in Orleans County (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Orleans County offer datacenter tax incentives?
Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.
What is the natural-hazard risk in Orleans County?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orleans County as "Very High" (score 58).
What are industrial electricity rates in Orleans County?
Average industrial electricity is 6.82¢/kWh and commercial is 10.43¢/kWh in Orleans County.
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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, “Datacenter candidate sites in Orleans County, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/orleans-county (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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