Burton

Brownfield

Burton, Beaufort, South Carolina · Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc

Legacy capacity
35
MW

Burton is a natural gas plant in Burton, Beaufort, South Carolina, retired 2008-01-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 35 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.

Former use & capacity

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity35 MW
Retirement date2008-01-01
EIA plant ID#3277

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.1 mi
OperatorDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Operator address46 Broad River Blvd., Burton, SC, 29902
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Burton, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Burton
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BURTONSubstation-AdjacentSCBeaufort County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.7
UNKNOWN120914Substation-AdjacentSCHampton County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.2
UNKNOWN121815Substation-AdjacentSCHampton County115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.4
SANTEE COOPERSubstation-AdjacentSCBeaufort County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN167524Substation-AdjacentSCJasper County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.3
UNKNOWN170159Substation-AdjacentSCJasper County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.6
JASPERSubstation-AdjacentSCJasper County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs69.2
UNKNOWN120999Substation-AdjacentSCColleton County230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.9

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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.

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