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EC Coal Greenville County

Greenfield

Greenville County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
59.1
Good / 100

At a glance

EC Coal Greenville County is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in Greenville County, South Carolina, scoring 59.1/100 DC Readiness — 69th of 171 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the LAURENS ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.

Power & interconnection

Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh
UtilityLAURENS ELECTRIC COOP, INCcooperativefavorable to large load · state default

Speed to power

Interconnection outlookModerate
≈ 4.7 yrs typical interconnection wait

Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1
Avg queue wait3.9 yrs
Recent queue wait4.7 yrs
Completion rate15%
Withdrawal rate85%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPDC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville
IXP distance17.5 mi
Fiber providers18
Fiber coverage64.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance162.7 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerGEORGIA POWER CO
Land contactGreenville County County Assessor
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability45.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Deciduous Forest
Former usecoal adjacent

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 index106.2 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterDartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1
DC distance17.6 mi
Nearest rail7.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline3.0 mi
Nearest fiber route125.7 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.24¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.80¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$12,103

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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How does EC Coal Greenville County compare with other sites in Greenville County?

EC Coal Greenville County ranks 69th of 171 scored candidate sites in Greenville County. Its 59.1/100 is roughly in line with the county average of 57.5. It is roughly in line with the South Carolina average of 57.1 and about 11% above the national average of 53.2.

Against the South Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is fiber connectivity (74 vs 71) and its weakest is power availability (30 vs 44). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.

How close is EC Coal Greenville County to power, fiber and other datacenters?

For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville at 17.5 miles. 18 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Greenville, SC - GSP1, 17.6 miles away.

What are the flood, water and hazard risks at EC Coal Greenville County?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk). WRI rates baseline water stress at 0.80 on a 0–5 scale. No mapped wetlands are recorded on the parcel. At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Greenville County "Relatively High".

Full DC Readiness breakdown

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

Power availability20%
30
Speed to power20%
59
Fiber connectivity12%
74
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk7%
81
Natural hazard6%
60
Buildability7%
45
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
49
Construction cost3%
62
Gas pipeline2%
90
Tax incentive1%
100
Climate / cooling1%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near EC Coal Greenville County
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
SHADY GROVESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs66.3
NORTH GREENVILLE TIESubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs66.0
OZ GreenvilleGreenfield——3.9 yrs65.9
TAP151035Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs65.9
EC Near Enoree Phase II Landfill Gas RecoveryGreenfield——3.9 yrs65.0
OZ GreenvilleGreenfield——3.9 yrs64.5
SHILOH SWITCHING STATIONSubstation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW3.9 yrs64.3
UNKNOWN114031Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW3.9 yrs61.7

EC Coal Greenville County: common questions

What is the DC Readiness score of EC Coal Greenville County?

EC Coal Greenville County scores 59.1/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated good. It ranks 69th of 171 scored sites in Greenville County. The Greenville County average is 57.5 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.

Which electric utility serves EC Coal Greenville County?

LAURENS ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.

What grid region is EC Coal Greenville County in?

EC Coal Greenville County is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.

Is EC Coal Greenville County in a flood zone?

The site is in FEMA flood zone X, outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (minimal or moderate flood risk).

Who owns EC Coal Greenville County?

Parcel records list the owner as GEORGIA POWER CO (private land).

How far is EC Coal Greenville County from an internet exchange?

The nearest internet exchange facility is DC BLOX GSP1 - DCBLOX Greenville, about 17.5 miles away; 18 fiber providers report service at the location.

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About this data

Source: GridCensus composite of HIFLD transmission and substation data, EIA, FEMA National Risk Index, FCC broadband data, PeeringDB and ISO interconnection queues, as published October 10, 2026 — GridCensus refreshes it monthly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: GridCensus, “EC Coal Greenville County, Greenville County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/greenville-county/ec-coal-greenville-county-e857fb0e (data as of October 10, 2026).

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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