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Datacenter Sites in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

St. Charles Parish has 40 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.1/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 9,600 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

St. Charles Parish, Louisiana has 40 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 60.1/100 DC Readiness, about 13% above the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 11th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 2nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · 500eb174 at 66.1/100.

40
Candidate sites
60.1/100
Avg DC Readiness
9,600 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in St. Charles Parish

Site-selection context for St. Charles Parish

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.71¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.33¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
3
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,463
Land price / acre
2,700
Cooling degree days
1,700
Heating degree days
67°F
Mean annual temp

Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

How does St. Charles Parish compare with other counties in Louisiana?

By number of scored sites, St. Charles Parish ranks 11th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 2.3% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 60.1/100 ranks 2nd in the state and is about 13% above the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 969th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 33 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in St. Charles Parish?

Substation-Adjacent sites are the most common (30, 75% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (7) and former mine (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 St. Charles Parish?

Industrial electricity averages 8.33¢/kWh and commercial 11.71¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 3 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 $4,463 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in St. Charles Parish

Top datacenter sites in St. Charles Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112635Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.1
WATERFORD 500KVSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs65.0
UNKNOWN112611Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.2
TAP167045Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.4
TAP143193Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.3
TAP167041Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.2
AVONDALESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.1
HARAHANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.1
CLEARYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.0
SNAKEFARMSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.0
BARATARIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.8
WAGGAMAN SUBSATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.8
TAP143195Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.7
LITTLE GYPSY STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.7
AMERICAN CYANAMIDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.7
TAP143194Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN112627Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.6
UNIVERSITY CITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.2
DESTREHANSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.4
LULINGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.3
NORCOSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.1
CLAYTONIASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.0
UNKNOWN112202Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs61.0
UNKNOWN114133Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.8
TAP143380Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.8

Every scored site in St. Charles Parish

All 40 sites, best first.

St. Charles Parish datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in St. Charles Parish?

40 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 60.1/100 DC Readiness. That is the 11th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in St. Charles Parish?

Substation-Adjacent site · 500eb174 scores 66.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 40 scored sites in St. Charles Parish (a substation-adjacent site).

Does St. Charles 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 St. Charles Parish?

FEMA's National Risk Index rates St. Charles Parish as "Very High" (score 58).

What are industrial electricity rates in St. Charles Parish?

Average industrial electricity is 8.33¢/kWh and commercial is 11.71¢/kWh in St. Charles Parish.

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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, “Datacenter candidate sites in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/st-charles-parish (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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