EC Near New Orleans
GreenfieldOrleans County, Louisiana · MISO
At a glance
EC Near New Orleans is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Orleans County, Louisiana, scoring 53.2/100 DC Readiness — 86th of 126 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
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.
Site location
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How does EC Near New Orleans compare with other sites in Orleans County?
EC Near New Orleans ranks 86th of 126 scored candidate sites in Orleans County. Its 53.2/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.0. 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 fiber connectivity (80 vs 69) and its weakest is natural hazard (12 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 New Orleans to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent New Orleans at 7.9 miles. 7 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Cogent New Orleans, 7.9 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near New Orleans?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.60 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. The parcel overlaps designated critical habitat (Gulf sturgeon (Final)). At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Orleans County "Very High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Orleans County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| 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 |
| UNKNOWN113056 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.1 |
| DERBIGNY | 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 |
EC Near New Orleans: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near New Orleans?
EC Near New Orleans scores 53.2/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 86th of 126 scored sites in Orleans County. The Orleans County average is 56.0 and the Louisiana average is 53.1.
Which electric utility serves EC Near New Orleans?
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 New Orleans in?
EC Near New Orleans is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near New Orleans in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone OPEN WATER.
Who owns EC Near New Orleans?
Parcel records list the owner as ENTERGY NEW ORLEANS, LLC (private land).
How far is EC Near New Orleans from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Cogent New Orleans, about 7.9 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 New Orleans, Orleans County, LA”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/orleans-county/ec-near-new-orleans-1754dec3 (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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