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OZ Chester

Greenfield

Chester County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
62.4
Good / 100

OZ Chester is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Chester County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.4/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

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 IXPHSW-DC1RH
IXP distance18.2 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage39.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance125.9 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Land contactChester County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability80.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Grassland/Herbaceous

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintModerate (55/100)
Flood zoneZone AE (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCHESTER ROCKY CREEK WWTP
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index88.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterHSW-DC1RH
DC distance18.2 mi
Nearest rail0.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.5 mi
Nearest fiber route138.9 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.53¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.74¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,702

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%
72
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
89
Natural hazard6%
35
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
64
Construction cost3%
77
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ Chester
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
RICHBURGSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs66.1
UNKNOWN115210Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs62.1
UNKNOWN150328Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN114553Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs61.5
TAP152669Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs61.4
OZ ChesterGreenfield——3.7 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN150329Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs60.6
TAP162054Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs60.6

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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