EC Near Burton

Greenfield

Beaufort County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
55.3
Good / 100

EC Near Burton is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Beaufort County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 55.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/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 IXPCogent Fairfax
IXP distance52.1 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage63.7%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance71.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability5.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Water
Former usenear retired gas plant (10km)

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index90.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Fairfax
DC distance52.1 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.5 mi
Nearest fiber route208.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.81¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.85¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$4,461

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%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
5
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
48
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
95
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Near Burton
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
BURTONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.7
SANTEE COOPERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.4
UNKNOWN154164Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.8
TAP151289Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs68.5
TAP142378Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.1
UNKNOWN121051Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs67.9
TAP154161Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs67.7
UNKNOWN162030Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs66.2

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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