West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
68.0
Good / 100

BIG CAJUN 1 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 68.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationBIG CAJUN 1
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPVenyu BTR1
IXP distance14.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage60.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance356.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability60.0/100

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score27/100
Construction cost index101.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance14.7 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.3 mi
Nearest fiber route137.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity13.32¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.87¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$4,693

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%
78
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
79
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
27
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
65
Gas pipeline2%
99
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in West Baton Rouge Parish, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near BIG CAJUN 1
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DOWNTOWNSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.6
PORT ALLEN (LA)Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.5
TIGERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.1
UNKNOWN112483Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs71.8
BIG CAJUN 2Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs71.1
Greenfield (BIG CAJUN 2 - WEBRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs68.6
Greenfield (BIG CAJUN 2 - WEBRE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs66.5
UNKNOWN112484Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.4

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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