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Aiken County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
59.7
Good / 100

TAP142098 is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Aiken County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationTAP142098
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPColumbia County Community Broadband Utility
IXP distance27.3 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage77.8%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Aiken Data Center
DC distance9.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.43¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.50¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$5,606

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

Site location

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≥ 7560–7540–60≤ 40
This site + 8 nearby

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
56
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
47
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near TAP142098
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Savannah River's Biomass Steam PlantBrownfield115 kV20 MW1.0 yrs65.9
UNKNOWN117189Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN117346Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs63.3
UNKNOWN117192Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.4
UNKNOWN120805Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs62.3
UNKNOWN156723Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.9
TAP141841Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN153943Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs61.3

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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