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Chester County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
63.3
Good / 100

RICHBURG is a substation-adjacent datacenter candidate site in Chester County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 63.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 300 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.0 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Nearest substationRICHBURG
Substation distance0.0 mi
Substation voltage230 kV
Available capacity300 MW

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait1.0 yrs

Connectivity

Nearest IXPHSW-DC1RH
IXP distance18.4 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage39.8%

Site characteristics

Risk & environment

Water stress (WRI)Low
Wetlands (NWI)
Critical habitat
Superfund nearby
Hazard sub-score60/100

Location context

Nearest datacenterHSW-DC1RH
DC distance18.4 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

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

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
78
Speed to power15%
75
Fiber connectivity12%
48
Energy cost10%
50
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
60
Buildability7%
60
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
60
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
50
Gas pipeline2%
10
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near RICHBURG
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
OZ ChesterGreenfield3.7 yrs62.4
OZ ChesterGreenfield3.7 yrs61.4
UNKNOWN115210Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs60.4
TAP152669Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs59.0
UNKNOWN150328Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN114553Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs58.9
UNKNOWN150329Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs58.0
TAP162054Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW1.0 yrs58.0

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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