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OZ Dorchester

Greenfield

Dorchester County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
60.9
Good / 100

OZ Dorchester is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Dorchester County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 60.9/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityDOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINA, INCinvestor ownedmoderate to large load · terms ≥ 25 MWSchedule GS-5 (large general service, ≥25 MW) · 85% min take · 14 yr

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 IXPDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
IXP distance14.7 mi
Fiber providers8
Fiber coverage65.0%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance22.4 mi

Site characteristics

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

Risk & environment

Environmental constraintNone (0/100)
Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score60/100
Construction cost index81.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Charleston, SC - CHS1
DC distance14.7 mi
Nearest rail4.3 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.0 mi
Nearest fiber route159.5 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.45¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.26¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,959

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%
37
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
88
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
80
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
95
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
82
Gas pipeline2%
84
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

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CANADYSSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs67.3
UNKNOWN170117Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.0 yrs64.9
UNKNOWN121813Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.6
TAP150889Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN150892Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.6
TAP150943Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.5
UNKNOWN150948Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW1.0 yrs64.4

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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