Rocky Creek

Brownfield

Great Falls, Fairfield, South Carolina · Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC

Legacy capacity
28
MW

Rocky Creek is a former hydro site in Great Falls, Fairfield, South Carolina, retired 2018-05-01. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 28 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 useformer hydro site
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity28 MW
Retirement date2018-05-01
EIA plant ID#3266

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.2 mi
OperatorDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Operator address3607 Catawba Rd, Great Falls, SC, 29055
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a former hydro site 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 Rocky Creek, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Rocky Creek
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
TAP142264Substation-AdjacentSCRichland County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs71.2
UNKNOWN117539Substation-AdjacentSCRichland County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs70.8
CAMDENSubstation-AdjacentSCKershaw County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs69.0
Rocky CreekBrownfieldSCLancaster28 MW68.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN114385 - NEWPORT TIE)GreenfieldSCLancaster County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs68.4
UNKNOWN116304Substation-AdjacentSCYork County100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs67.1
Greenfield (UNKNOWN110410 - NEWPORT TIE)GreenfieldSCYork County500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN120939Substation-AdjacentSCKershaw County230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.9

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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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