PACOLET TIE

Substation-Adjacent

Cherokee County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
74.7
Excellent / 100

PACOLET TIE is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Cherokee County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 74.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationPACOLET TIE
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 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 IXPDartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1
IXP distance17.5 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage28.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance153.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeSubstation-Adjacent
Parcel ownerDUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index87.8 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Spartanburg, SC - SPA1
DC distance17.5 mi
Nearest rail0.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline7.4 mi
Nearest fiber route155.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.92¢/kWh
Industrial electricity8.25¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,913
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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%
78
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
90
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
76
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near PACOLET TIE
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
CLEVELAND CNTY GENERATING FACILITYSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs74.3
RIVERVIEW SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs68.2
UNKNOWN114865Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.7 yrs67.7
RIVERVIEW SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.0
Greenfield (CLIFFSIDE - PACOLET TIE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW3.7 yrs66.6
RIPP SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs66.3
UNKNOWN115790Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN115812Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.7 yrs64.1

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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