OZ McCormick

Greenfield

McCormick County, South Carolina · SERC

DC Readiness
62.2
Good / 100

OZ McCormick is a greenfield datacenter candidate site in McCormick County, South Carolina, interconnecting through SERC. It screens at 62.2/100 DC Readiness and a 3.7 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

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 IXPColumbia County Community Broadband Utility
IXP distance26.9 mi
Fiber providers4
Fiber coverage99.2%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-east1
Cloud region distance138.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeGreenfield
Parcel ownerSOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC&GAS CO
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability70.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Shrub/Scrub

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.80
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteSC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS MCCORMICK
Hazard sub-score50/100
Construction cost index69.9 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterColumbia County Community Broadband Utility
DC distance26.9 mi
Nearest rail2.4 mi
Nearest gas pipeline14.8 mi
Nearest fiber route101.8 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Relatively High (40)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity11.88¢/kWh
Industrial electricity7.30¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,000
Heating degree days2,400
Land price / acre$3,216

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%
30
Speed to power15%
67
Fiber connectivity12%
73
Energy cost10%
91
Water risk8%
87
Natural hazard8%
50
Buildability7%
70
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
65
Land / acreage3%
50
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
53
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
25

Nearby comparable sites

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

Sites near OZ McCormick
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
UNKNOWN116757Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW3.7 yrs70.5
TAP141854Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs64.4
TAP141827Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs63.1
TAP141828Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs61.6
TAP141829Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs59.5
UNKNOWN116806Substation-Adjacent115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs58.5
Greenfield (J STROM THURMOND - UNKNOWN1169)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs55.5
Greenfield (J STROM THURMOND - UNKNOWN1169)Greenfield115 kV100 MW4.3 yrs51.2

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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