Datacenter Sites in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Pointe Coupee Parish has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.
At a glance
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana has 15 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 54.1/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 33rd of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 16th by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 6e8f9a17 at 59.9/100.
Site-selection context for Pointe Coupee Parish
Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.
How does Pointe Coupee Parish compare with other counties in Louisiana?
By number of scored sites, Pointe Coupee Parish ranks 33rd of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 0.9% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 54.1/100 ranks 16th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 2019th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 6 score 55 or higher.
What types of datacenter sites are in Pointe Coupee Parish?
Greenfield sites are the most common (10, 67% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (3) and industrial (2). 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 Pointe Coupee Parish?
Industrial electricity averages 10.76¢/kWh and commercial 13.54¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 4 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 $3,727 an acre.
By site type
Top datacenter sites in Pointe Coupee Parish
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN112426 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 59.9 |
| OZ Pointe Coupee | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 58.6 |
| OZ Pointe Coupee | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 58.1 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 56.3 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 55.5 |
| UNKNOWN114825 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 55.5 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.8 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 54.4 |
| UNKNOWN115860 | Substation-Adjacent | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 54.2 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.9 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.5 |
| EC Near Big Cajun 2 | Greenfield | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 50.2 |
| Cottonseed Mill | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.4 |
| Wide Awake Gas Station | Industrial | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 49.2 |
| Greenfield (UNKNOWN114825 - UNKNOWN115689) | Greenfield | 138 kV | 100 MW | 4.3 yrs | 48.8 |
Every scored site in Pointe Coupee Parish
All 15 sites, best first.
- Substation-Adjacent site · 6e8f9a17 · 59.9
- OZ Pointe Coupee · e0beed0a · 58.6
- OZ Pointe Coupee · eeae4a27 · 58.1
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · ff3925af · 56.3
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · 519d4978 · 55.5
- Substation-Adjacent site · a0784af2 · 55.5
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · b55b811d · 54.8
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · a860e398 · 54.4
- Substation-Adjacent site · af0b9b34 · 54.2
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · 3a7f5199 · 53.9
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · f5c9784c · 52.5
- EC Near Big Cajun 2 · 4078d105 · 50.2
- Cottonseed Mill · 49.4
- Wide Awake Gas Station · 49.2
- Greenfield (UNKNOWN114825 - UNKNOWN115689) · 48.8
Pointe Coupee Parish datacenter FAQ
How many datacenter sites are in Pointe Coupee Parish?
15 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 54.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 33rd-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.
What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Pointe Coupee Parish?
Substation-Adjacent site · 6e8f9a17 scores 59.9/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 15 scored sites in Pointe Coupee Parish (a substation-adjacent site).
Does Pointe Coupee Parish 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 Pointe Coupee Parish?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Pointe Coupee Parish as "Very High" (score 58).
What are industrial electricity rates in Pointe Coupee Parish?
Average industrial electricity is 10.76¢/kWh and commercial is 13.54¢/kWh in Pointe Coupee Parish.
More in Louisiana
- All datacenter sites in Louisiana· 1,762 sites
- Operating datacenters in Louisiana
- Electric substations in Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge County· 173 sites · avg 55.9
- Orleans County· 126 sites · avg 56.0
- Caddo County· 111 sites · avg 56.5
- Calcasieu Parish· 111 sites · avg 51.8
- Lafayette Parish· 81 sites · avg 54.0
- Ouachita· 79 sites · avg 50.4
- Greenfield sites in Louisiana
- Substation-Adjacent sites in Louisiana
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 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/pointe-coupee-parish (data as of October 10, 2026).
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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