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EC FFE St. John the Baptist Parish

Greenfield

St. John the Baptist, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
49.5
Fair / 100

EC FFE St. John the Baptist Parish is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in St. John the Baptist, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 49.5/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityWASHINGTON-ST TAMMANY E C, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth120
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPCogent New Orleans
IXP distance26.9 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage30.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance415.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactSt. John the Baptist Parish County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability15.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Woody Wetlands
Former usefossil fuel employment

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (40/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score17/100
Construction cost index101.4 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent New Orleans
DC distance26.9 mi
Nearest rail2.5 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route123.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.34¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$5,674

Regulatory climate

Moderatestate posture · as of 2026-08

No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.

DC tax incentiveNo / suspended

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
41
Fiber connectivity12%
61
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
17
Buildability7%
15
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
66
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in St. John the Baptist, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near EC FFE St. John the Baptist Parish
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112615Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs57.4
UNKNOWN114129Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN112534Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs56.8
UNKNOWN112531Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs55.8
OZ St. John the BaptistGreenfield——1.4 yrs51.2
EC Near Little GypsyGreenfield——1.4 yrs50.4
EC Near Little GypsyGreenfield——1.4 yrs48.6
Reserve USTIndustrial——2.8 yrs46.7

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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