Data centers and new power in St. James Parish, LA
335 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in St. James Parish, LA — 2 active requests. Typical wait: 1.0 years. 5 projects are built, 3 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Is one near your house?
We have not mapped a large AI data center inside St. James Parish itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.
What is happening with electricity in St. James Parish
Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in St. James Parish right now.
Where every request ever filed here ended up
Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for St. James Parish.
What kind of power is asking to connect
By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.
All the numbers
10 requests ever filed
Source: interconnection queues published by MISO. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.
Outcome of every request filed here
| Outcome | Projects | Capacity | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built | 5 | 625 MW | 50.0% |
| Still waiting | 2 | 335 MW | 20.0% |
| Withdrawn | 3 | 128 MW | 30.0% |
| Paused | 0 | — | 0.0% |
Waiting to connect, by type of power
| Type | Projects | Capacity requested |
|---|---|---|
| Solar | 2 | 335 MW |
Key dates for projects here
1 dated · next closes 2027-09-10 (MISO)
| Queue | What closes | Closes | Standing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISO | MISO DPP-2026 Definitive Planning Phase application deadline Attachment X of the tariff and BPM-015. | 2027-09-10 | confirmed source |
| FERC | FERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70… | No date published yet | unconfirmed source |
| FERC | FERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking Still at ANOPR stage. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
| FERC | Georgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed. | No date published yet | confirmed source |
A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.
The biggest projects on file
top 10 by size
| Project | Type | Capacity | Status | Filed | Queue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vacherie Sub 230 kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Vacherie 230kV Substation | Solar | 200 MW | completed | 2019-04 | MISO |
| VACHERIE | Solar | 200 MW | active | 2025-10 | MISO |
| Thibodaux - Vacherie 230kV | Solar | 135 MW | completed | 2020-06 | MISO |
| CHACKBAY - VACHERIE 230.0kV | Solar | 135 MW | active | 2025-09 | MISO |
| Vacherie 230 kV | Solar | 95 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Vacherie 230 kV Substation | Solar | 70 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| Vacherie 230 kV | Solar | 25 MW | withdrawn | 2021-08 | MISO |
| Vacherie 230kV Substation | Solar | 20 MW | completed | 2018-03 | MISO |
| ST JAMES | Solar + battery | 8 MW | withdrawn | 2024-04 | MISO |
How St. James Parish compares
#742 in the US · #15 in LA
St. James Parish ranks #742 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #15 of 31 in Louisiana.
| County | Waiting | Capacity queued |
|---|---|---|
| Bossier Parish | 3 | 1.7 GW |
| Iberville Parish | 3 | 1.7 GW |
| Morehouse Parish | 6 | 1.2 GW |
| Ouachita Parish | 4 | 1.2 GW |
| Lafayette Parish | 3 | 943 MW |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 5 | 890 MW |
| Rapides Parish | 3 | 830 MW |
| St. Landry Parish | 4 | 818 MW |
Common questions about power in St. James Parish
How long does it take to get power for a data center in St. James Parish, LA?
The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in St. James Parish is 1.0 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 5 projects in St. James Parish have reached energization and 3 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.
How much capacity is available in St. James Parish, LA?
335 MW is currently requested across 2 active interconnection requests, and 625 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.
Is St. James Parish, LA a good site for a data center?
This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Louisiana policy page.
Where does the data on this page come from?
The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving St. James Parish — MISO — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.
Go deeper on St. James Parish
The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.
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