Hernando Equipment
IndustrialDeSoto County, Mississippi · MISO
At a glance
Hernando Equipment is an industrial datacenter candidate site in DeSoto County, Mississippi, scoring 54.1/100 DC Readiness — 105th of 137 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
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
No notable statewide DC restriction on record; confirm local zoning and utility tariffs.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.
Site location
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How does Hernando Equipment compare with other sites in DeSoto County?
Hernando Equipment ranks 105th of 137 scored candidate sites in DeSoto County. Its 54.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.0. It is roughly in line with the Mississippi average of 53.0 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the Mississippi average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (88 vs 69) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 37). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Hernando Equipment to power, fiber and other datacenters?
The nearest located transmission bottleneck is Horn_Lake_Freeport_161kV_flo_Freeport_500_161kV_ (MISO), 10 miles away. For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Level(3) Memphis at 14.5 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is xAI Macrohardrr, 12.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Hernando Equipment?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates DeSoto County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in DeSoto County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FREEPORT | Substation-Adjacent | 500 kV | 1,000 MW | 3.9 yrs | 71.8 |
| UNKNOWN110942 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.0 |
| HORN LAKE | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 66.0 |
| CHURCH ROAD | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.8 |
| UNKNOWN115615 | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.5 |
| GETWELL | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.5 |
| TWINKLETOWN | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 4.3 yrs | 64.4 |
| SOUTHHAVEN | Substation-Adjacent | 161 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.8 |
Hernando Equipment: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Hernando Equipment?
Hernando Equipment scores 54.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 105th of 137 scored sites in DeSoto County. The DeSoto County average is 56.0 and the Mississippi average is 53.0.
Which electric utility serves Hernando Equipment?
ENTERGY MISSISSIPPI LLC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is ENTERGY CORP.
What grid region is Hernando Equipment in?
Hernando Equipment is in the MISO region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 4.3-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Hernando Equipment from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Level(3) Memphis, about 14.5 miles away; 6 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, “Hernando Equipment, DeSoto County, MS”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/mississippi/desoto-county/hernando-equipment-7ac5f051 (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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