Former Mine Datacenter Sites in Louisiana
At a glance
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
Top former mine sites in Louisiana
| Site | Type | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.1 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | West Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | East Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Caddo County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 53.0 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.9 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.8 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | East Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Orleans County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | West Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | East Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.6 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Jefferson County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | East Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Livingston County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Orleans County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.5 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | East Baton Rouge County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.4 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | Livingston County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
| Mine Site | Former Mine | St. Tammany County | — | — | 4.3 yrs | 52.3 |
How does Louisiana compare with other states for former mine sites?
With 238 sites, Louisiana ranks 29th of the 50 states that have any former mine candidate sites. Kentucky leads with 5,049. Nationally, former mine sites average 49.7/100 DC Readiness, below the 53.0 average across all site types. Across every site type, Louisiana averages 53.2, the 30th-highest of 52 states, and its candidate sites face an average interconnection-queue wait of 4.3 years.
Where are the highest-scoring former mine sites in Louisiana?
The top 25 range from 53.8 to 52.3 on the 0–100 DC Readiness Score. They are concentrated in Jefferson County (7), St. Tammany County (6), East Baton Rouge County (5) and West Baton Rouge County (2). By grid region, 24 are in MISO and 1 is in SPP.
County pages: Jefferson County · St. Tammany County · East Baton Rouge County · West Baton Rouge County
What power, fiber and flood exposure do these former mine sites have?
Their counties have a median of 7 fixed fiber broadband providers in FCC data. The median distance to the nearest internet exchange facility is 15 km. The median interconnection-queue wait in their markets is 4.3 years. 1 of the 5 with a mapped FEMA flood zone sits in a high-risk (A or V) zone.
Frequently asked questions
How many former mine datacenter sites are in Louisiana?
GridCensus catalogs 238 former mine datacenter candidate sites in Louisiana, 0.9% of the national total for this type (29th of 50 states).
What is a former mine datacenter site?
Decommissioned or active mining land. Mine sites often retain heavy electrical service and water rights from prior operations, and many sit near coal-plant substations now freeing up grid capacity.
What is the best former mine datacenter site in Louisiana?
By DC Readiness Score, Mine Site in St. Tammany County ranks first at 53.8/100, followed by Mine Site in Jefferson County at 53.6.
Which Louisiana counties have the best former mine sites?
The top 25 former mine sites in Louisiana are concentrated in Jefferson County (7), St. Tammany County (6), East Baton Rouge County (5) and West Baton Rouge County (2).
How does Louisiana score for datacenters overall?
All 1,762 scored sites in Louisiana average 53.2/100 DC Readiness, the 30th-highest of 52 states, against a national average of 53.0.
More on former mine sites and Louisiana
Former Mine sites in other states
- Former Mine sites in Kentucky· 5,049 sites
- Former Mine sites in Pennsylvania· 3,356 sites
- Former Mine sites in West Virginia· 2,495 sites
- Former Mine sites in Virginia· 1,614 sites
- Former Mine sites in Alabama· 1,069 sites
- Former Mine sites in Texas· 935 sites
- Former Mine sites in Ohio· 925 sites
- Former Mine sites in Tennessee· 661 sites
Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
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 November 13, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “Former Mine datacenter sites in Louisiana”, https://gridcensus.com/site-types/mine/louisiana (data as of November 13, 2026).
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