EC Near Buras

Greenfield

Plaquemines, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
46.8
Fair / 100

EC Near Buras is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Plaquemines, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 46.8/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPNOLA BROADBAND
IXP distance46.3 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage38.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance487.4 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA INC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands
Former usenear retired gas plant (5km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone VE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score17/100
Construction cost index97.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterNOLA BROADBAND
DC distance46.3 mi
Nearest rail2.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.0 mi
Nearest fiber route156.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.09¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.63¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$2,130

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%
30
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
39
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
53
Natural hazard8%
17
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
67
Construction cost3%
69
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Buras
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112666Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.4 yrs59.4
EC Near BurasGreenfield1.4 yrs51.1
EC Near BurasGreenfield1.4 yrs50.7
EC Near BurasGreenfield1.4 yrs49.0
EC Near BurasGreenfield1.4 yrs48.5
EC Near BurasGreenfield1.4 yrs48.4
EC FFE Plaquemines ParishGreenfield1.4 yrs48.0
BurasBrownfield21 MW1.4 yrs48.0

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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