Sterlington

Brownfield

Ouachita Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
68.5
Good / 100

Sterlington is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 68.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 415 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.3 mi
Available capacity415 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
IXP distance98.2 mi
Fiber providers11
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance274.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity415 MW
Retirement date2019-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteENTERGY STERLINGTON GENERATING PLANT
Hazard sub-score22/100
Construction cost index71.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Shreveport, LA - SHV1
DC distance98.2 mi
Nearest rail1.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.70¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$4,018

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%
73
Speed to power15%
63
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
95
Water risk8%
91
Natural hazard8%
22
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
73
Construction cost3%
91
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Sterlington
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116944Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.7
UNKNOWN116932Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.5
UNKNOWN116887Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN116934Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN116885Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN172449Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN116943Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN116931Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs61.8

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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