LOWNDES

Substation-Adjacent

Lowndes County, Mississippi · MISO

DC Readiness
73.5
Excellent / 100

LOWNDES is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Lowndes County, Mississippi, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 73.5/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1,000 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationLOWNDES
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage500 kV
Available capacity1,000 MW
LMP zoneMISO_MS
Wholesale LMP$31.68/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth13
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPC Spire Mississippi
IXP distance27.1 mi
Fiber providers5
Fiber coverage87.3%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance482.2 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerLewis Eric M
Parcel APN25W000006200
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.50
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score55/100
Construction cost index87.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterC Spire Mississippi
DC distance27.1 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route53.2 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (45)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.94¢/kWh
Industrial electricity5.75¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,400
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,174
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Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment for $50M+ investments; fee-in-lieu of property tax.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
100
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
76
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
90
Natural hazard8%
55
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
5

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near LOWNDES
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN109565Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs71.1
UNKNOWN109567Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.0
UNKNOWN109566Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs70.0
WEYERHAEUSER COSubstation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs69.8
UNKNOWN109563Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.7
UNKNOWN109599Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs68.2
TAP144760Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.7
TAP169474Substation-Adjacent161 kV100 MW1.4 yrs67.7

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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