V C Summer

Brownfield

Fairfield County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
64.0
Good / 100

V C Summer is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Fairfield County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 64.0/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 2,200 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity2,200 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 distance26.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage72.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance106.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDominion Energy South Carolina, Inc
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usenuclear
Existing capacity2,200 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDOMINION ENERGY SC VC SUMMER NUCLEAR STA
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index74.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1
DC distance26.9 mi
Nearest rail0.2 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.4 mi
Nearest fiber route161.1 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.00¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.35¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,316
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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%
48
Speed to power15%
70
Fiber connectivity12%
28
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
84
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
74
Construction cost3%
88
Gas pipeline2%
89
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near V C Summer
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
DEADEND167376Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs69.9
TAP152558Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs67.1
UNKNOWN152568Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs65.8
V C SUMMERSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs65.4
Greenfield (UNKNOWN152556 - DENNY TERRACE)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs64.6
UNKNOWN117832Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.6
TAP152825Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.1
UNKNOWN117359Substation-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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