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Datacenter Sites in St. Helena County, Louisiana

St. Helena County has 27 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 1,300 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

St. Helena County, Louisiana has 27 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 16th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 54th by average score. The top-scoring site is MC KNIGHT at 63.1/100.

27
Candidate sites
49.3/100
Avg DC Readiness
1,300 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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Top 25 in St. Helena County

Site-selection context for St. Helena County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.35¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
8.67¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
4
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$4,232
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. Helena County compare with other counties in Louisiana?

By number of scored sites, St. Helena County ranks 16th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 1.5% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.3/100 ranks 54th in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 1383rd-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 1 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in St. Helena County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (22, 81% of the county's inventory), followed by substation-adjacent (4) and greenfield (1). 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. Helena County?

Industrial electricity averages 8.67¢/kWh and commercial 11.35¢/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 $4,232 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in St. Helena County

Top datacenter sites in St. Helena County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MC KNIGHTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs63.1
UNKNOWN112443Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.2
UNKNOWN110656Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.5
TAP142945Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs53.0
OZ St. HelenaGreenfield——4.3 yrs52.7
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs49.1
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.3
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.6
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs47.2

Every scored site in St. Helena County

All 27 sites, best first.

St. Helena County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in St. Helena County?

27 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.3/100 DC Readiness. That is the 16th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in St. Helena County?

MC KNIGHT scores 63.1/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 27 scored sites in St. Helena County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does St. Helena County 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. Helena County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in St. Helena County?

Average industrial electricity is 8.67¢/kWh and commercial is 11.35¢/kWh in St. Helena County.

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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. Helena County, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/st-helena-county (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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