East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
69.0
Good / 100

SEARS is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 69.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationSEARS
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage138 kV
Available capacity100 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 distance1.0 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage67.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance369.8 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerEast Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability90.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Open Space

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDOORS INC
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index114.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterVenyu BTR1
DC distance1.0 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.9 mi
Nearest fiber route132.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.25¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.88¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$8,027

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%
58
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
92
Energy cost10%
94
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
90
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
100
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
54
Gas pipeline2%
94
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in East Baton Rouge County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near SEARS
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OAK VILLASubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.8
EXXONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.7
UNKNOWN112497Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.7
LOUISIANA 2Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.5
UNKNOWN112667Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.4
HARELSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs72.4
BRIARWOODSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.7
TAP143269Substation-Adjacent138 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.6

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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