PLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANT

Substation-Adjacent

Iberville Parish, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
71.2
Excellent / 100

PLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANT is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Iberville Parish, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 71.2/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANT
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.13¢/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 IXPDartPoints Baton Rouge, LA - BTR1
IXP distance11.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage38.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance368.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteINEOS OXIDE A DIVISION OF INEOS AMERICAS LLC
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index93.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCenter for Computation & Technology (CCT)
DC distance7.2 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.1 mi
Nearest fiber route144.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.97¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.94¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$2,562
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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%
78
Speed to power15%
54
Fiber connectivity12%
77
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
51
Construction cost3%
72
Gas pipeline2%
100
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PLAQUEMINE COGENERATION PLANT
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN149836Substation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs72.9
LaO Energy SystemsBrownfield—715 MW—71.8
UNKNOWN112489Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs70.8
PLAQUEMINESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN115494Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs69.0
UNKNOWN115492Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN112500Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN115462Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs64.0

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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