Thibodaux

Brownfield

St. James Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
48.4
Fair / 100

Thibodaux is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in St. James Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 48.4/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 21 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity21 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPCogent New Orleans
IXP distance45.5 mi
Fiber providers2
Fiber coverage1.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance408.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerEntergy Louisiana LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity21 MW
Retirement date2002-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteMOSIERS ALTERNATOR
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index86.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent New Orleans
DC distance45.5 mi
Nearest rail3.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route153.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.11¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.62¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$4,097

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%
25
Speed to power15%
43
Fiber connectivity12%
5
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
73
Construction cost3%
78
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Thibodaux
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112521Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN175668Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs65.5
UNKNOWN112525Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs64.1
WATERFORD 500KVSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN112603Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs59.6
THIBODAUXSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs59.5
VACHERIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs58.9
Greenfield (THIBODAUX - VACHERIE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs58.1

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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