H B Robinson

Brownfield

Darlington County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
64.8
Good / 100

H B Robinson is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Darlington County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.8/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 223 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity223 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 Columbia, SC - CAE1
IXP distance57.5 mi
Fiber providers3
Fiber coverage17.5%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance83.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDuke Energy Progress
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usecoal
Existing capacity223 MW
Retirement date2013-03-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC ROBINSON NUCLEAR STATION
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index74.1 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1
DC distance57.5 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.2 mi
Nearest fiber route123.0 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.21¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$2,794

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%
48
Speed to power15%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
54
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
50
Land / acreage3%
75
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
96
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near H B Robinson
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN150888Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs67.0
Darlington CountyBrownfield730 MW3.7 yrs65.8
UNKNOWN121225Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.3
TAP147731Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.2
UNKNOWN121224Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.2
H B ROBINSONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs63.0
UNKNOWN122454Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs62.9
TAP170124Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs62.9

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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