EC Coal Berkeley County

Greenfield

Berkeley, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
61.3
Good / 100

EC Coal Berkeley County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Berkeley, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 61.3/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.10¢/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 IXPDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
IXP distance17.9 mi
Fiber providers9
Fiber coverage67.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance5.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS COMPANY
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index92.0 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterGoogle
DC distance11.3 mi
Nearest rail5.7 mi
Nearest gas pipeline13.3 mi
Nearest fiber route200.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.55¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,279

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%
73
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
82
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
73
Gas pipeline2%
57
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN121163Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs76.8
UNKNOWN121093Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs72.8
TAP151839Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.3
UNKNOWN121593Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.2
TAP142311Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs72.0
UNKNOWN123040Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.9
UNKNOWN151829Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs71.8
UNKNOWN120970Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs71.5

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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