EC Near Faber Place
GreenfieldCharleston County, South Carolina · SERC
At a glance
EC Near Faber Place is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Charleston County, South Carolina, scoring 55.3/100 DC Readiness — 73rd of 113 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Southeast, DC-friendly with active incentives and vertically-integrated utilities.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.
Site location
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How does EC Near Faber Place compare with other sites in Charleston County?
EC Near Faber Place ranks 73rd of 113 scored candidate sites in Charleston County. Its 55.3/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 58.2. 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 water (88 vs 83) and its weakest is natural hazard (35 vs 59). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is EC Near Faber Place to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1 at 20 miles. 10 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1, 20 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Near Faber Place?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding. WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. Mapped wetlands (National Wetlands Inventory) are present on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Charleston County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Charleston County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN120969 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.8 |
| UNKNOWN120968 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.6 |
| UNKNOWN121119 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 66.1 |
| UNKNOWN120996 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.9 |
| UNKNOWN121120 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.5 |
| UNKNOWN120998 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.4 |
| UNKNOWN121113 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.1 |
| UNKNOWN120995 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 65.1 |
EC Near Faber Place: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of EC Near Faber Place?
EC Near Faber Place scores 55.3/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 73rd of 113 scored sites in Charleston County. The Charleston County average is 58.2 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.
Which electric utility serves EC Near Faber Place?
DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INC (investor owned) holds the retail service territory that contains the site; its holding company is SCANA CORP.
What grid region is EC Near Faber Place in?
EC Near Faber Place is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
Is EC Near Faber Place in a flood zone?
The site is in FEMA flood zone VE, a Special Flood Hazard Area — land with at least a 1% annual chance of flooding.
Who owns EC Near Faber Place?
Parcel records list the owner as SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO (private land).
How far is EC Near Faber Place from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1, about 20 miles away; 10 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 Faber Place, Charleston County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/charleston-county/ec-near-faber-place-1c1a6df7 (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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