John S Rainey

Brownfield

Starr, Anderson, South Carolina · South Carolina Public Service Authority

Legacy capacity
530
MW

John S Rainey is a natural gas plant in Starr, Anderson, South Carolina. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 530 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 capacity530 MW
EIA plant ID#7834

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation2.7 mi
OperatorSouth Carolina Public Service Authority
Operator address2900 Opry House Road, Starr, SC, 29684
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 John S Rainey, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near John S Rainey
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHADY GROVESubstation-AdjacentSCGreenville County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs68.2
HARTWELL LAKESubstation-AdjacentGAHart County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.9
UNKNOWN111251Substation-AdjacentGAHart County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.8
TAP150466Substation-AdjacentSCAnderson County100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs67.5
CENTRAL TIESubstation-AdjacentSCPickens County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.2
UNKNOWN110791Substation-AdjacentGAElbert County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN154648Substation-AdjacentGAHart County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.5
JOHN S RAINEYSubstation-AdjacentSCAbbeville County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.3

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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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