A B PATERSON

Substation-Adjacent

Orleans County, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
62.9
Good / 100

A B PATERSON is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Orleans County, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 62.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationA B PATERSON
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent New Orleans
IXP distance5.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage42.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance444.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability0.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score17/100
Construction cost index96.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent New Orleans
DC distance5.1 mi
Nearest rail0.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline2.0 mi
Nearest fiber route119.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity6.82¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$44,661
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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%
78
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
83
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
17
Buildability7%
0
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
30
Construction cost3%
70
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Orleans County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near A B PATERSON
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DERBIGNYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.6
BEHRMANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.4
JOLIETSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.2
MARKET STREET 230 KVSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.8
TAP143185Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.8
TAP143183Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.7
TRICOUSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.5
TAP143188Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.2

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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