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Datacenter Sites in Tangipahoa County, Louisiana

Tangipahoa County has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.7/100 DC Readiness, with a catalogued aggregate of 2,500 MW. FEMA rates local natural-hazard risk as "Very High". The county has a datacenter tax incentive on record.

At a glance

Tangipahoa County, Louisiana has 46 scored datacenter candidate sites averaging 49.7/100 DC Readiness, roughly in line with the Louisiana average of 53.1. It ranks 8th of 59 Louisiana counties by number of sites and 52nd by average score. The top-scoring site is Substation-Adjacent site · c32c7c5a at 58.8/100.

46
Candidate sites
49.7/100
Avg DC Readiness
2,500 MW
Catalogued capacity
theoretical aggregate
Very High
Hazard rating
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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
Top 25 in Tangipahoa County

Site-selection context for Tangipahoa County

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Datacenter tax incentive
11.01¢/kWh
Commercial electricity
9.62¢/kWh
Industrial electricity
6
Fiber providers
Low
Water stress
$7,045
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 Tangipahoa County compare with other counties in Louisiana?

By number of scored sites, Tangipahoa County ranks 8th of the 59 Louisiana counties with a county page, holding 2.6% of the state's 1,762 sites. Its average DC Readiness of 49.7/100 ranks 52nd in the state and is roughly in line with the national average of 53.2. Nationally it has the 836th-largest site inventory of 2,964 counties with five or more sites. 0 sites score 70 or higher and 4 score 55 or higher.

What types of datacenter sites are in Tangipahoa County?

Former Mine sites are the most common (34, 74% of the county's inventory), followed by greenfield (7) and substation-adjacent (4). 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 Tangipahoa County?

Industrial electricity averages 9.62¢/kWh and commercial 11.01¢/kWh. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county "Very High" (58). WRI water stress is low. 6 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 $7,045 an acre.

By site type

Top datacenter sites in Tangipahoa County

Top datacenter sites in Tangipahoa County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN112442Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.8
PONCHATOULASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.7
HAMMONDSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.6
INDEPENDENCESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs58.6
EC FFE Tangipahoa ParishGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.9
OZ TangipahoaGreenfield——4.3 yrs53.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN112537 - PONCHATOULA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs52.3
Greenfield (UNKNOWN112536 - UNKNOWN176904)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs52.0
Greenfield (UNKNOWN112536 - UNKNOWN176904)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs51.8
Greenfield (UNKNOWN112537 - PONCHATOULA)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs51.8
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Port ManchacIndustrial——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.5
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4
Mine SiteFormer Mine——4.3 yrs48.4

Every scored site in Tangipahoa County

All 46 sites, best first.

Tangipahoa County datacenter FAQ

How many datacenter sites are in Tangipahoa County?

46 scored datacenter candidate sites, averaging 49.7/100 DC Readiness. That is the 8th-most of 59 Louisiana counties with five or more sites.

What is the highest-scoring datacenter site in Tangipahoa County?

Substation-Adjacent site · c32c7c5a scores 58.8/100 DC Readiness, the highest of the 46 scored sites in Tangipahoa County (a substation-adjacent site).

Does Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa County?

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

What are industrial electricity rates in Tangipahoa County?

Average industrial electricity is 9.62¢/kWh and commercial is 11.01¢/kWh in Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa County, Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/louisiana/tangipahoa-county (data as of October 10, 2026).

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

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