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Warren Plant

Industrial

Aiken County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
55.0
Good / 100

At a glance

Warren Plant is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Aiken County, South Carolina, scoring 55.0/100 DC Readiness — 50th 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

UtilityDOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWSchedule GS-5 (large general service, ≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 14 yr

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPColumbia County Community Broadband Utility
IXP distance15.5 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage77.8%

Site characteristics

Site typeIndustrial

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)—
Critical habitat—
Superfund nearby—
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterMeta Aiken Data Center
DC distance9.2 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

Regulatory climate

Favorablestate posture · as of 2026-08

Southeast, DC-friendly with active incentives and vertically-integrated utilities.

DC tax incentiveYes

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

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How does Warren Plant compare with other sites in Aiken County?

Warren Plant ranks 50th of 65 scored candidate sites in Aiken County. Its 55.0/100 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 fiber connectivity (81 vs 71) 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 Warren Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility at 15.5 miles. 9 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is Meta Aiken Data Center, 9.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Warren Plant?

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.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
81
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
80
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Warren Plant
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN117189Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.4
Savannah River's Biomass Steam PlantBrownfield115 kV20 MW3.9 yrs64.0
UNKNOWN117346Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs63.8
UNKNOWN117192Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.9
UNKNOWN120805Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN156723Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs61.3
UNKNOWN153943Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs60.9
TAP141841Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.9 yrs60.9

Warren Plant: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of Warren Plant?

Warren Plant scores 55.0/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 50th 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 Warren Plant?

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 Warren Plant in?

Warren Plant is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

How far is Warren Plant from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is Columbia County Community Broadband Utility, about 15.5 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, “Warren Plant, Aiken County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/aiken-county/warren-plant-5504d0c1 (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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