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EC Near Eaton

Greenfield

Forrest County, Mississippi · MISO

DC Readiness
54.4
Fair / 100

EC Near Eaton is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Forrest County, Mississippi, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 54.4/100 DC Readiness and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

LMP zoneMISO_MS
Wholesale LMP$31.68/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityMISSISSIPPI POWER COinvestor ownedfavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookFavorable
≈ 1.4 yrs typical interconnection wait

Shorter queues and healthier completion here — a faster path to energization than the national norm.

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth59
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
IXP distance82.9 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage59.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance455.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactForrest County Assessor
Parcel APN1-017 -15-035.01
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Mixed Forest
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index80.5 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
DC distance82.9 mi
Nearest rail4.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.9 mi
Nearest fiber route16.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,400
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$5,040

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
42
Fiber connectivity12%
64
Energy cost10%
85
Water risk7%
90
Natural hazard6%
55
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
20
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
83
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
5

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Eaton
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
HATTIESBURG SOUTHWESTSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs57.3
UNKNOWN109936Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW2.8 yrs57.2
EC Near EatonGreenfield——1.4 yrs55.7
EC Near EatonGreenfield——1.4 yrs54.6
EC Near EatonGreenfield——1.4 yrs54.0
EC Coal Forrest CountyGreenfield——1.4 yrs53.8
UNKNOWN110189Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.3
UNKNOWN109742Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW2.8 yrs53.1

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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