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BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING)

Manufacturing

BOLIVAR, Mississippi · MISO

DC Readiness
47.3
Fair / 100

At a glance

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) is a manufacturing datacenter candidate site in BOLIVAR, Mississippi, scoring 47.3/100 DC Readiness — 32nd of 40 scored sites in the county. It sits in the MISO grid region and the ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 4.3 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

UtilityENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLCinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 50 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.9 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth59
Avg queue wait4.3 yrs
Recent queue wait4.9 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPARE-ON Forrest City
IXP distance88.4 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage51.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeManufacturing

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score55/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterAmazon Canton Data Center
DC distance88.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity14.22¢/kWh
Industrial electricity10.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,400
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,310

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: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.

Site location

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

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How does BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) compare with other sites in BOLIVAR?

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) ranks 32nd of 40 scored candidate sites in BOLIVAR. Its 47.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 50.8. It is about 11% below the Mississippi average of 53.0 and about 11% below the national average of 53.2.

Against the Mississippi average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (55 vs 54) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (51 vs 69). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) to power, fiber and other datacenters?

The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Horn_Lake_Freeport_161kV_flo_Freeport_500_161kV_ (MISO), 92 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is ARE-ON Forrest City at 88.4 miles. 8 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Amazon Canton Data Center, 88.1 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING)?

At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates BOLIVAR "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
50
Fiber connectivity12%
51
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
5

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in BOLIVAR, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Delta (MS)Greenfield——4.3 yrs55.2
EC Near Delta (MS)Greenfield——4.3 yrs55.1
UNKNOWN110722Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.1
EC Near Delta (MS)Greenfield——4.3 yrs54.9
EC FFE Bolivar CountyGreenfield——4.3 yrs54.8
UNKNOWN110703Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.6
UNKNOWN110702Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs54.5
EC Near Delta (MS)Greenfield——4.3 yrs54.3

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING): common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING)?

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) scores 47.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 32nd of 40 scored sites in BOLIVAR. The BOLIVAR average is 50.8 and the Mississippi average is 53.0.

Which electric utility serves BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING)?

ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.

What grid region is BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) in?

BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING) from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is ARE-ON Forrest City, about 88.4 miles away; 8 fiber providers report service at the location.

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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, “BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORP. (SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING), BOLIVAR, MS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/bolivar/baxter-healthcare-corp-surgical-and-medical-instrument-manufacturing-35173983 (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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