Morehead Oil Bulk Plant
IndustrialNewberry County, South Carolina · SERC
At a glance
Morehead Oil Bulk Plant is an industrial datacenter candidate site in Newberry County, South Carolina, scoring 47.7/100 DC Readiness — 38th of 38 scored sites in the county. It sits in the SERC grid region and the NEWBERRY ELECTRIC COOP, INC service territory, where interconnection has averaged 3.9 years from request to operation.
Power & interconnection
Speed to power
Middle-of-the-pack interconnection conditions for this grid.
Connectivity
Site characteristics
Risk & environment
Location context
Regulatory climate
Southeast, DC-friendly with active incentives and vertically-integrated utilities.
Incentive detail: Sales tax exemption on DC equipment; fee-in-lieu of property tax for $50M+ investments.
Site location
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How does Morehead Oil Bulk Plant compare with other sites in Newberry County?
Morehead Oil Bulk Plant ranks 38th of 38 scored candidate sites in Newberry County. Its 47.7/100 is about 17% below the county average of 57.6. It is about 16% below the South Carolina average of 57.1 and about 10% below the national average of 53.2.
Against the South Carolina average, its strongest sub-score is natural hazard (60 vs 59) and its weakest is fiber connectivity (33 vs 71). Power and speed to power each carry 20% of the composite score, fiber 12%, water 7% and hazard 6%.
How close is Morehead Oil Bulk Plant to power, fiber and other datacenters?
For connectivity, the nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1 at 40.1 miles. 5 fiber providers report service at the location in FCC broadband data. The closest operating datacenter on record is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1, 40.1 miles away.
What are the flood, water and hazard risks at Morehead Oil Bulk Plant?
At the county level, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Newberry County "Relatively High".
Full DC Readiness breakdown
All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.
Nearby comparable sites
Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Newberry County, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN117190 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.3 |
| POMARIA | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 64.1 |
| TAP152561 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.8 |
| TAP152618 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 63.7 |
| UNKNOWN115989 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 62.9 |
| UNKNOWN116988 | Substation-Adjacent | 230 kV | 300 MW | 3.9 yrs | 62.8 |
| OZ Newberry | Greenfield | — | — | 3.9 yrs | 59.8 |
| TAP152570 | Substation-Adjacent | 115 kV | 100 MW | 3.9 yrs | 59.8 |
Morehead Oil Bulk Plant: common questions
What is the DC Readiness score of Morehead Oil Bulk Plant?
Morehead Oil Bulk Plant scores 47.7/100 on the GridCensus DC Readiness scale, rated fair. It ranks 38th of 38 scored sites in Newberry County. The Newberry County average is 57.6 and the South Carolina average is 57.1.
Which electric utility serves Morehead Oil Bulk Plant?
NEWBERRY ELECTRIC COOP, INC (cooperative) holds the retail service territory that contains the site.
What grid region is Morehead Oil Bulk Plant in?
Morehead Oil Bulk Plant is in the SERC region. Projects interconnecting there have averaged a 3.9-year wait from queue request to operation.
How far is Morehead Oil Bulk Plant from an internet exchange?
The nearest internet exchange facility is DartPoints Columbia, SC - CAE1, about 40.1 miles away; 5 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, “Morehead Oil Bulk Plant, Newberry County, SC”, https://gridcensus.com/datacenter-sites/south-carolina/newberry-county/morehead-oil-bulk-plant-2d8bec27 (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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