Rocky Creek

Brownfield

Lancaster County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
68.7
Good / 100

Rocky Creek is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Lancaster County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 68.7/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 28 MW of candidate capacity.

Power & interconnection

Substation distance0.2 mi
Available capacity28 MW
Utility commercial rate0.12¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionSERC
Queue depth1

Connectivity

Nearest IXPHSW-DC1RH
IXP distance28.1 mi
Fiber providers7
Nearest cloud providerGoogle
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance105.3 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability95.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, Medium Intensity
Former usehydro
Existing capacity28 MW
Retirement date2018-05-01

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Present
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyClear
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index84.7 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterHSW-DC1RH
DC distance28.1 mi
Nearest rail10.6 mi
Nearest gas pipeline5.7 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%
53
Speed to power15%
66
Fiber connectivity12%
66
Energy cost10%
100
Water risk8%
86
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
95
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
56
Construction cost3%
79
Gas pipeline2%
82
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near Rocky Creek
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
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
Greenfield (RICHBURG - FLAT CREEK)Greenfield230 kV300 MW4.3 yrs60.2

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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