Beaufort County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
59.8
Good / 100

HILTON HEAD is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Beaufort County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 59.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 100 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationHILTON HEAD
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage115 kV
Available capacity100 MW
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 distance61.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage56.9%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance80.0 mi

Site characteristics

Parcel ownerSOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability20.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Emergent Herbaceous Wetlands

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteL3 KIGRE INC
Hazard sub-score25/100
Construction cost index84.3 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterCogent Fairfax
DC distance61.1 mi
Nearest rail12.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline6.4 mi
Nearest fiber route218.5 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%
56
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
57
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
25
Buildability7%
20
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
80
Gas pipeline2%
79
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near HILTON HEAD
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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