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EC Near Williams

Greenfield

Berkeley, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
62.7
Good / 100

EC Near Williams is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Berkeley, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.7/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.10¢/kWh
UtilitySOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITYstatefavorable to large load · terms ≥ 100 MW

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 3.5 yrs typical interconnection wait

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

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 distance16.5 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage69.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance16.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactBerkeley County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability40.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Evergreen Forest
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 datacenterGoogle DC
DC distance12.9 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 mi
Nearest fiber route212.2 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

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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Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
80
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
84
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
40
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
74
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

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UNKNOWN121163Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.9
UNKNOWN121093Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs69.9
JEFFERIES STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.8
UNKNOWN123040Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.7
UNKNOWN121114Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs68.5
UNKNOWN120971Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.6
UNKNOWN117353Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.2
TAP146650Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs65.6

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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