Great Falls (SC)

Brownfield

Lancaster County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
58.3
Good / 100

Great Falls (SC) is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Lancaster County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 58.3/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 12 MW of candidate capacity and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity12 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 IXPHSW-DC1RH
IXP distance26.6 mi
Fiber providers7
Fiber coverage62.6%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance106.8 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerDuke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability85.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Barren Land
Former usehydro
Existing capacity12 MW
Retirement date2018-05-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone A (SFHA)
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteDUKE POWER CO CMD HYDRO MAINTENANCE
Hazard sub-score35/100
Construction cost index84.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterHSW-DC1RH
DC distance26.6 mi
Nearest rail9.1 mi
Nearest gas pipeline0.5 mi
Nearest fiber route134.4 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity12.16¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.68¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$5,224

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%
24
Speed to power15%
51
Fiber connectivity12%
65
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
35
Buildability7%
85
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
98
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Great Falls (SC)
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
Rocky CreekBrownfield28 MW68.7
Greenfield (UNKNOWN114385 - NEWPORT TIE)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW4.3 yrs68.4
UNKNOWN115211Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs64.2
UNKNOWN114558Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs62.7
TAP151005Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs62.6
CEDAR CREEKSubstation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs62.6
UNKNOWN151290Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs62.2
UNKNOWN121693Substation-Adjacent100 kV50 MW4.3 yrs60.4

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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