Franklin (LA)

Brownfield

St. Mary Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
57.9
Good / 100

Franklin (LA) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 57.9/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 10 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance2.5 mi
Available capacity10 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1
IXP distance50.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance371.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability75.0/100
Former usegas
Existing capacity10 MW
Retirement date2015-10-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCLECO TECHE POWER STA
Hazard sub-score22/100
Construction cost index88.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance46.1 mi
Nearest rail0.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.46¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.01¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,498

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%
36
Speed to power15%
44
Fiber connectivity12%
67
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
22
Buildability7%
75
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
74
Construction cost3%
76
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Franklin (LA)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BAYOU VISTASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs67.2
UNKNOWN115692Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs63.1
TECHESubstation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs62.5
UNKNOWN115690Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs61.7
UNKNOWN114819Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs59.2
TAP174319Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs58.8
TAP174314Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs57.4
OZ St. MaryGreenfield1.4 yrs56.6

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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