EC Coal Aiken County
GreenfieldAiken County, South Carolina · SERC
At a glance
EC Coal Aiken County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Aiken County, South Carolina, scoring 57.9/100 DC Readiness — 36th of 65 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Southeast, DC-friendly with active incentives and vertically-integrated utilities.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.
Site location
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How does EC Coal Aiken County compare with other sites in Aiken County?
EC Coal Aiken County ranks 36th of 65 scored candidate sites in Aiken County. Its 57.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.0. It is roughly in line with the South Carolina average of 57.1 and roughly in line with the national average of 53.2.
Against the South Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (60 vs 59) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 44). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Coal Aiken County to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility at 29.2 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Aiken Data Center, 17.5 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Aiken County?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Aiken County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Aiken County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN117189 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.4 |
| Savannah River's Biomass Steam Plant | Brownfield | 115 kV | 20 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.0 |
| UNKNOWN117346 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.8 |
| UNKNOWN117192 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.9 |
| UNKNOWN120805 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.4 |
| UNKNOWN156723 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 61.3 |
| UNKNOWN153943 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.9 |
| TAP141841 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 60.9 |
EC Coal Aiken County: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Aiken County?
EC Coal Aiken County scores 57.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 36th of 65 scored sites in Aiken County. The Aiken County average is 58.0 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.
Which electric utility serves EC Coal Aiken County?
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SCANA CORP.
What grid region is EC Coal Aiken County in?
EC Coal Aiken County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Coal Aiken County in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).
Who owns EC Coal Aiken County?
Parcel records list the owner as SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO (private land).
How far is EC Coal Aiken County from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility, about 29.2 miles away; 9 fiber providers report service at the location.
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About this data
Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Aiken County, Aiken County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/aiken-county/ec-coal-aiken-county-41371ec8 (data as of October 10, 2026).
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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