Rocky River (SC)

Brownfield

Abbeville County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
57.3
Good / 100

Rocky River (SC) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Abbeville County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 57.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 1 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity1 MW
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.7 yrs
Recent queue wait3.5 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance40.8 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage96.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance166.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerCity of Abbeville
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability92.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Low Intensity
Former useoil
Existing capacity1 MW
Retirement date2013-01-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index61.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance40.9 mi
Nearest rail11.0 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.9 mi
Nearest fiber route99.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.17¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.43¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,079

Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
23
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
62
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
92
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
99
Gas pipeline2%
88
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Abbeville County, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Rocky River (SC)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN113391Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.2
JOHN S RAINEYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.3
UNKNOWN113985Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN170149Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs62.7
TAP154447Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs61.5
TAP151384Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs61.2
Greenfield (UNKNOWN113391 - ANDERSON)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.8
UNKNOWN115986Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs59.9

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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