How many data centers are in South Carolina?

More Than Just Parks tracks 28 active data center facilities in South Carolina, each citing a public source: 16 operating, 6 under construction and 6 proposed. 9 more were canceled, withdrawn or blocked.

How much electricity do South Carolina's data centers use?

We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: roughly four in ten facilities never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of South Carolina's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.

Are South Carolina data centers near protected land?

1 of the tracked facilities in South Carolina sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; 0 sit within a single mile.

Data Centers in South Carolina: Map and List, 28 Tracked

Who’s building in South Carolina

Closest to protected land

DC BLOX Myrtle Beach Cable Landing StationHorry County · Mid-size · 19 MW5.7 mi

Distance is to the boundary of the nearest protected unit; open a row to see which.

Projects communities stopped

9 proposed projects in South Carolina were defeated, withdrawn or blocked after local pushback, a moratorium or a developer’s own retreat.

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Every tracked facility in South Carolina

28 facilities across 15 counties, the busiest first. Open a county for its rows; each row opens the facility.

Spartanburg County 1 under construction 3 operating4

York County 2 under construction 2 operating4

Greenville County 1 proposed 2 operating3

Aiken County 1 proposed 1 under construction2

Berkeley County 1 under construction 1 operating2

Charleston County 2 operating2

Richland County 2 operating2

Union County 1 proposed 1 operating2

Anderson County 1 operating1

GDC Anderson, SC Data Center (Genesis Digital Assets)Mid-size · 18 MW

Cherokee County 1 proposed1

Cielo Digital Infrastructure Cherokee County CampusCampus, inferred

Colleton County 1 proposed1

Eagle Rock Partners Colleton County Data CenterCampus · 1.0 GW

Dorchester County 1 under construction1

Google Ridgeville Data Center (Pine Hill Business Campus)Mid-size · 80 MW

Horry County 1 operating1

DC BLOX Myrtle Beach Cable Landing StationMid-size · 19 MW

McCormick County 1 proposed1

Pollard Data Center (McCormick)Unsized, inferred

Pickens County 1 operating1

Clemson University ComputingInstitutional, inferred

Data centers in South Carolina: common questions

How many data centers are in South Carolina?: More Than Just Parks tracks 28 active data center facilities in South Carolina, each citing a public source: 16 operating, 6 under construction and 6 proposed. 9 more were canceled, withdrawn or blocked.
How much electricity do South Carolina's data centers use?: We don’t publish a state total, and the reason matters: roughly four in ten facilities never disclose a capacity, so any sum would look like a census of South Carolina's data center load while leaving out the sites that stayed quiet. Each facility page shows the figure its own source states. A single large campus can draw as much power as a small city.
Are South Carolina data centers near protected land?: 1 of the tracked facilities in South Carolina sit within 10 miles of protected public land, measured to the real boundary of the nearest national park, wilderness area, wildlife refuge or conservation area; 0 sit within a single mile.

Every facility on this page cites a public record we can link to: industry reporting, facility trackers, company announcements, and local planning and utility filings, cross-referenced against protected public land. Part of the Data Center Tracker from More Than Just Parks. A row prints a capacity only where its own source states one.

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