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EC Near John S Rainey

Greenfield

Anderson County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
56.9
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Near John S Rainey is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Anderson County, South Carolina, scoring 56.9/100 DC Readiness — 37th of 102 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

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 IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance45.1 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage37.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance174.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land contactAnderson County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability50.0/100
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index90.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance45.2 mi
Nearest rail10.9 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.7 mi
Nearest fiber route93.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.05¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.76¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$7,011

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 EC Near John S Rainey compare with other sites in Anderson County?

EC Near John S Rainey ranks 37th of 102 scored candidate sites in Anderson County. Its 56.9/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 56.3. 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 fiber connectivity (53 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Near John S Rainey to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville at 45.1 miles. 6 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1, 45.2 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near John S Rainey?

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 Anderson 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%
53
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
50
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
45
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near John S Rainey
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs63.3
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs62.5
EC Near Anderson Regional LandfillGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.7
TAP150466Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.9 yrs61.4
ANDERSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs61.4
EC Near Anderson Regional LandfillGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.3
EC Near W S LeeGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.2
EC Coal Anderson CountyGreenfield——3.9 yrs61.0

EC Near John S Rainey: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near John S Rainey?

EC Near John S Rainey scores 56.9/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 37th of 102 scored sites in Anderson County. The Anderson County average is 56.3 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.

What grid region is EC Near John S Rainey in?

EC Near John S Rainey is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Near John S Rainey 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 Near John S Rainey?

Parcel records list the owner as GEORGIA POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Near John S Rainey from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville, about 45.1 miles away; 6 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 Near John S Rainey, Anderson County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/anderson-county/ec-near-john-s-rainey-e5dcfa77 (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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